The Philippine government maintained that it will not seek permission from China to conduct a resupply mission to a grounded ship in the Ayungin Shoal despite Beijing’s protest that such missions infringed into its territory, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, Nov. 16. BRP...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has branded the China Coast Guard's (CCG) state of activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as a "serious escalation of the illegal activities...
Senators on Saturday, Nov. 11 condemned China's recent move of deploying a water cannon on a much smaller Philippine vessel chartered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" strongly condemned the recent action of Chinese ships against...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has once again called out the Chinese Cost Guard for its aggressive actions within Philippine territorial waters. "I vehemently condemn the recent aggressive actions of the...
China has repeated its position over its West Philippine Sea claim as it justified anew its dangerous actions against a Philippine resupply boat off Ayungin Shoal on Friday, seemingly disregarding the hundreds of diplomatic protests already filed against Beijing by Manila. In a statement,...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) The government needs faster vessels for its resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), House Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo said. Tulfo highlighted this gap during the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Department of National Defense (DND) has told a House panel that the realigned confidential funds under the proposed national budget of 2024 would have a significant impact on...
Citing its numerous assistance to the country, Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri stated that this really shows that Japan is indeed a best friend to the Philippines. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (from left), Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, House Speaker Martin...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he condemns China’s latest provocations in the West Philippine Sea but is hopeful there would be a peaceful resolution to the issue. Go said that as vice chair of the Senate Committee on National Defense, he is concerned over the latest incident...
Japan said it will work with the United States and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), among other members of the international community, to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific after China blocked the path of a Philippine vessel in the West Philippine Sea. In a...
A five-day investigation on the collision of Chinese vessels with Philippine boats in Ayungin Shoal will be carried out by the Philippine Coast Guard. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. called a Command Conference on Oct. 23, 2023 with all security authorities to discuss the latest violation...
More senators on Monday, October 23, deplored the China Coast Guard's fresh acts of agression against the country resulting in its vessels hitting an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-contracted resupply boat and a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship. "We deplore China's dangerous blocking...
