Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) The Philippine government is not keen on waging a war in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite its transparency initiative to show the aggression and dangerous actions by China, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG...
President Marcos raised "great alarm" over the recent collision between Philippine and Coast Guard vessels and the use of water cannons by the Chinese in the West Philippine Sea. He said the Philippine Government will lodge a protest against China on the incident in the West Philippine Sea, which...
China on Tuesday, March 5, warned that its actions in the West Philippine Sea would continue despite the Philippine government’s recent diplomatic protest in relation to Beijing’s latest water cannon attack and dangerous maneuver against Philippine vessels. Asserting its unilateral claim...
Hermosilla Villamor Compoc (right) hugs her tearful daughter, Jerrylou, as they view the remains of their family's patriarch, Domingo, during his wake in Bohol. Mr. Compoc was among the five New People's Army (NPA) rebels who died in an encounter with joint military and police units in Bilar, Bohol...
China said on Monday, Feb. 26, it was necessary that it installed floating barriers in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), an atoll that is part of the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, justified Beijing's action, saying it was a...
BRP Datu Sanday, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel, is blocked by a China Coast Guard vessel and two Chinese maritime militia vessels while en route to Bajo de Masinloc to distribute fuel aid to Filipino fishermen on February 22, 2024. (Photo by PCG) The China Coast Guard (CCG)...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) denied the claim of its Chinese counterpart that it drove away a ship of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) at the Scarborough Shoal. Comm. Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson on West Philippine Sea, said the Chinese Coast Guard was referring to the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, said it will cooperate with the Philippine National Police (PNP) after one of its personnel allegedly went amok and engaged in a shooting spree in Naic, Cavite. Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, PCG commandant, directed the Coast Guard Internal...
A cargo vessel sank off Coron, Palawan on Monday morning, Feb. 19, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said 14 crew members of MV Amelia Kyle-1 were rescued by the crew of fishing boat (FB) Mommy Rose I after the vessel sank three nautical miles off...
In the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), there's no equipment on its vessels that is manufactured in China, according to its spokesperson. Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson on West Philippine Sea, said that its modern vessels were built in and delivered by other "like-minded" countries such as...
President Marcos has directed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to continue their deployment in Bajo de Masinloc following China's continued presence in the disputed waters. Photos: Malacañang & Philippine Coast Guard In a forum over the weekend, PCG...
A total of 336 pieces of hidden fossilized giant clam shells or "taklobo / manlet" are recovered by authorities at the shoreline of Brgy. Sebaring in Balabac, Palawan on February 14, 2024. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) Fossilized giant clam shells or "taklobo / manlet" that are suspectedly...