Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the reported alleged cyanide fishing of foreign fisherman in Bajo de Masinloc. In resolution no. 938, Tolentino cited the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) who disclosed that the...
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...
Aside from navy, coast guard, and militia vessels, the Chinese government has already started deploying a drone in Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales, marking the latest development in the heating up maritime row between Manila and Beijing. Commo. Jay Tarriela, Philippine...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua is blocked by a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel during one of her patrol operations in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales from Feb. 1 to 9, 2024. (Photo by PCG) Starting this February, civilian vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hand out humanitarian aid to Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has completed a nine-day patrol operation in Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales which allowed over 100...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating barrier is installed by Chinese vessels at Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippines reiterated on Wednesday, Jan. 31, its sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal amid China's repeated claim of the...
AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines will increase the frequency of its naval patrols in Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales following the latest harassment of China Coast Guard...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel appears to grab a Filipino fishing boat from a Filipino fishermen off Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales on Jan. 12, 2024. The Philippine Coast Guard said the CCG directed the crew of the boat to return the sea shells he gathered back into the sea. (Courtesy of Wilfredo...
Senator Robinhood Padilla is pushing for the acquisition of Multi-Purpose Amphibious Aircraft (MPAA) for the Philippine Navy, in a bid to avoid a repeat of the incidents between the Philippines and China during the former's resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In his privilege speech...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Dec. 11, said that it has filed two diplomatic protests—at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing—and has summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian to object two consecutive water cannon incidents at the West...
No one but the Philippines has a legitimate right to operate anywhere in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos said as he condemned the latest aggression of China against Philippine vessels over the weekend. In a statement on Sunday night, Dec. 10, Marcos called out China Coast Guard and...
