SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) Senatorial aspirant SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta said on Tuesday, Feb. 4 that there's no such thing as the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Marcoleta gave this statement during the House...
Flag of China (Unsplash) Security experts and former lawmakers from the United States (US) have sharply criticized China's escalating military aggression, economic coercion, and covert political interference in democracies worldwide. Former US...
Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (File photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid reports of harassment and incursion, the presence of suspected spies, cyberattacks tied to Chinese hackers, illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Feb. 3, called on incumbent and former lawmakers, diplomats, as well as security and technology experts from across the Indo-Pacific region to push for and make efforts toward strengthened regional cooperation as a way to address security and economic...
China Coast Guard's "monster" ship, CCG-5901, operates approximately 117 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales on Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) Don't look away now. Chinese ships have been loitering the coast of Zambales for one month already. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hold a flag-raising activity onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) The National Security Council (NSC) and Armed Forces of...
President Marcos told the Chinese government that he would only send back the United States Typhon missile system if they stopped harassing Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this amid China's urging of the Philippine...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, January 27 slammed China’s use of a deafening sonic device against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels saying it signifies its intention to intensify its “aggressive tactics” against the country. “China’s...
China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "3103" sails close to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Cabra (partially hidden) off the coast of Zambales on Jan. 25, 2025. (Courtesy of Commo. Jay Tarriela / X) A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship continued to prove its mettle as it single-handedly kept three...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (left), Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun (PPAB) Citing heightened stakes, House "Young Guns" bloc members La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega and Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun are...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) While Philippine-United States (US) relations under Amercan President Donald Trump's second term arguably began on the right foot, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda still felt the...
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) personnel (left) are face-to-face with China Coast Guard (CCG) forces during a marine scientific survey and sand sampling at Sandy Cays on Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo: PCG) A marine scientific survey and sand sampling activity launched by the Bureau...
