Filipino fishers facing growing risks in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) received new support from the Philippines and United States during a fisherfolk congress held in Makati City recently, where communities recounted worsening encounters with Chinese maritime militia and pressed for stronger...
Two more civilian vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) were apparently hit by a water cannon by the China Coast Guard (CCG) near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed on Monday, Oct. 13. Aside from BRP Datu...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship fired a water cannon and deliberately rammed a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel anchored in the territorial waters of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday morning, Oct. 12, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG...
A personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) was injured when a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship fired water cannon at a Philippine vessel during a humanitarian mission in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday, Sept. 16. A...
A total of 464 square meters of coral reef were damaged when a Chinese fishing militia anchored at a cay near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in June. This was the revelation made by marine scientists from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) and the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will launch an environmental damage assessment after a Chinese vessel ran aground near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), West Philippine Sea (WPS) over the weekend. PCG spokesperson for WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela said the vessel, a...
There is no order from President Marcos yet to remove the floating barriers installed by Chinese maritime militia in Bajo de Masinloc. China's floating barriers in Bajo de Masinloc (Photo courtesy of PCG) "Wala pa po tayong nadidinig na may ganitong klaseng plano (We have not heard of such...
The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) should not be entrusted with the responsibilities of enforcing maritime laws in relation to its commitment to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) for conservation and management of highly migratory fish stocks, an official of the Philippine...
SANTO NIÑO, Cagayan – Two members of the communist Militia ng Bayan turned themselves in recently in Barangay Niug Norte, this town. TWO members of the communist Militia ng Bayan surrender in Cagayan, the Police Regional Office-2 said. The police and military facilitated the surrender of...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Two communist Militia ng Bayan members surrendered to the police in Apayao and Ifugao on August 16. Alias “Ka Nardo” surrendered in Apayao after a series of negotiations and handed over a homemade pistol with five bullets. On the other hand, alias Ka Ramon yielded in...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is again planning to establish a maritime militia in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a move that had been proposed three years ago by the Philippine Navy (PN). Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo courtesy of AFP) If...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – A Militia ng Bayan member and six New People’s Army supporters surrendered to the police in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) on Thursday, July 6. The Police Regional Office-2 identified the surrenderers as alias "Ben," a member of the East Committee,...
