The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest against China's recent "illegal actions" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), including the presence of its monster ship in the area. CCG-5901, a China Coast Guard ship nicknamed "The Monster", is detected by the Philippine Coast Guard at 54 nautical...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jefferson Khonghun (PPAB) House Assistant Majority Leader Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun is up in arms over the reported presence of a giant China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in the waters off his...
China has defended the presence of its “monster ship” within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) that Malacañang views with concern. "It is fully justified," said Guo Jiakun, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Guo said that...
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PA) Navy aircraft flies dangerously close to Filipino fishing vessels in Rozul Reef, West Philippine Sea on Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) asked the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to refrain from conducting...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) This 2024, the world has...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has shot down the prospect of the Philippines purchasing armaments from China. Barbers had this to say...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers blasted China for going back to its meddling ways, particularly with the Philippines' plan...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro defended on Tuesday, Dec. 24, the decision of the Philippine government to acquire mid-range missile assets as part of the territorial defense plan for the country. In a statement, Teodoro also emphasized that any deployment of U.S. mid-range missile assets...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. visits military personnel at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija from Dec. 16 to 17, 2024 as part of his personal tradition to spend the Christmas season with the troops on the ground. (Photo: AFP) Since he became the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (House of Representatives’ Facebook) Let it be heard around the world. This was the call of Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers as he urged Filipinos to unite in...
Christmas came early for military personnel guarding the nine features occupied by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as they were given Noche Buena packages last week. The AFP, through the Western Command (Wescom), conducted rotation of troops and...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel sail close to each other in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) criticized China’s Ministry of Defense for allegedly “bullying” Filipino fishermen in the West...
