The body of one of the three crew members of Filipino fishing boat "Dearyn" who died after being rammed by a foreign vessel off Bajo de Masinloc is carried by Philippine Coast Guard personnel and residents in Brgy. Cato, Infanta, Pangasinan on Oct. 3, 2023. (Photo by PCG) Three Filipino fishermen...
President Marcos conveyed his sympathy over the deaths of three Filipino fishermen whose boat was rammed by a commercial vessel in Bajo de Masinloc. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos X/PCG) Marcos assured their families that an investigation is now underway to shed light on the sea incident that...
PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) Despite the presence of Chinese vessels, Filipino fishermen were urged by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) anew to go to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) and cast their nets as it is their right to earn a livelihood in the area. Commodore Jay...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, holds a press briefing at PCG headquarters in Port Area, Manila on Sept. 29, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) A maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight was conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
President Marcos broke his silence over the recent issue in Scarborough Shoal, saying the Philippine government is steering away from causing any trouble or word war with China but it will continue to defend its territory. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the thanksgiving for the...
After the removal of a floating barrier installed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) near Zambales, the Philippine government clarified that it was not stirring trouble in the South China Sea (SCS). National Task Force for West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS)...
China has urged the Philippines not to create trouble following the removal of floating barriers installed by Beijing in the Philippine waters it claims it owns. “We call on the Philippines not to make provocation or stir up trouble,” Wang Wenbin of the Chinese foreign affairs ministry...
A man dives and cuts off a 300-meter-long floating barrier installed by China at the southeast entrance of Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales in a video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Sept. 26, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) supported the Philippine Coast...
A man dives and cuts off a 300-meter-long floating barrier installed by China at the southern entrance of Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales in a video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Sept. 26, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) Upon the instruction of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Philippine...
China has justified its installation of floating barriers in the West Philippine Sea, which blocked Filipino fishermen from their fishing grounds, by saying it did so because a Philippine government vessel entered into the waters without its supposed permission. Wang Wenbin, spokesman of the...
Japan will be “closely monitoring” China’s activities in the South China Sea after it installed a 300-meter-long floating barrier in the Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) that hindered Filipino fishermen from accessing one of their traditional fishing grounds. (From left) Japan Coast Guard...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Sep. 25, vowed to "take all necessary measures" to protect the Philippine sovereignty and the livelihood of Filipinos after China illegally installed floating barriers and prevented fishermen from their fishing grounds in the waters off Bajo de...
