The Philippine Coast Guard reported on Saturday, Jan. 3, the recovery of an alleged rocket debris with Chinese markings floating off the waters of Pangutaran, Sulu. The PCG said a fisherman first spotted and recovered the object in the vicinity waters of Barangay Suang Bunah on Dec. 30, 2025 which...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Saturday, Jan. 3, hit back anew at Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s remark over the West Philippine Sea issue, saying the Philippines has the right to claim its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as much as China does. In a statement, the embassy acknowledged that the two...
The word war between a Chinese diplomat in Manila and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Jay Tarriela just doesn 't stop. Guo Wei, deputy spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, on Friday night, Jan. 3, engaged in yet another argument with Tarriela on social media, which...
Three distressed Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea were rescued by crew members of a US Navy ship in the first hour of the new year on Thursday, Jan. 1. The US Navy reported that crew members of the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez, which was conducting routine...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila rejected the Philippines’ call for restraint over China’s military activities around Taiwan, accusing “relevant Philippine figures” of interfering despite Manila’s commitment to the one-China policy. The Embassy said this after Department of National Defense...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China would step up efforts to build what it calls a “community with a shared future” with neighboring countries, stressing peace, development cooperation, and people-to-people ties as central pillars of Beijing’s regional diplomacy. Speaking at the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday, Dec. 31, expressed deep concern over China’s recent military exercises around Taiwan, saying it could aggravate tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. DND Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said Beijing’s actions risk undermining regional...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) warned the public to stay away from possible rocket debris that may fall in waters off Northern Luzon following the launch of China’s Long March 7A rocket on Wednesday morning, Dec. 31. China launched the Long March 7A rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in...
China’s embassy in Manila said Tuesday, Dec. 30, that it will reach out to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) following a remark that seemingly did not please China made by the Philippines’ top diplomat in Czech Republic. The Chinese embassy, in a statement, said it is categorically...
China 's embassy in Manila on Saturday, Dec. 27, shrugged off criticisms after it offered assistance to distressed Filipino fishers in the West Philippine Sea, as it said there is nothing to worry over what it did. "When you come across fishermen in trouble at sea, helping them is simply the...
A civil society coalition on Saturday, Dec. 27, rejected China’s claim that it rescued a Filipino fisherman in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), calling it a “deceptive, self-serving, and propaganda-driven public relations campaign” meant to sanitize the numerous abuses committed by Chinese...
China said one of its military vessels assisted a distressed Filipino fisherman in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, but the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) remained skeptical of the account and questioned the presence of the Chinese warship in the area. A People’s Liberation...
