Zambales 1st district Rep. Jefferson Khonghun (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) A Zambales congressman wants the House of Representatives to investigate the alleged failure of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to provide adequate...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Displaced fisherfolk from Masinloc, Zambales have asked visiting lawmakers to address their concerns and challenges in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid China’s continued aggression that threatens their safety and livelihood....
Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (Screenshot from Facebook live) MASINLOC, Zambales--If it works for jeepney drivers then it should work for fishermen, too. This was probably the thought process of Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
Masinloc fishermen (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) MASINLOC, Zambales--Ranking solons on Friday, May 24 vowed to assist the thousands of fisherfolk here to pursue fishing activities in Bajo de Masinloc in spite of China's continued...
Masinloc Mayor Arsenia Lim (left), President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) MASINLOC, Zambales--Mayor Arnesia Lim of this town says it's time for President Marcos to pay her back. "Kaya po ngayon po, ako ay maniningiil para sa...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) MASINLOC, Zambales--House Speaker Martin Romualdez has assured the people here, particularly the harassment-weary fishermen, that they have the full support of President...
China has issued a warning that the Philippines will bear the consequences for the flotilla of civilian ships that sailed over Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal in a bid to assert the country’s territorial sovereignty over it. Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China’s Foreign...
The Pentagon asserted that China’s latest action against two Philippine vessels endangered not only the lives but also of livelihood of Filipinos, even as the international community backed the Philippines in the latest sea incident. Meanwhile, China justified the its Coast Guard’s...
Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels subjected a Philippine Coast Guard patrol ship to water cannon attacks near the Bajo de Masinloc on Monday, April 29, 2024. (photo from the video posted by PCG spokesperson for WPS Comm. Jay Tarriela on X (formerly Twitter). A patrol vessel of the Philippine Coast...
A China Coast Guard ship tails survey vessel BRP Hydrographer Ventura near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philipoine Sea. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship has closely followed a survey vessel of the government near Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough...
The Philippines on Monday, March 4, told China it is not provoking any trouble in the West Philippine Sea as its operations have always been lawful under international law. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asserted this as Beijing claimed that Manila's actions in the waters, particularly...
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...
