The Philippines has filed yet another diplomatic protest against China after its vessel rammed into and fired water cannon at the Philippine vessels within the country’s waters in a move widely condemned by several other nations. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said...
A China Coast Guard ship fires water cannon at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel in Bajo de Masinloc, West Philippine Sea on Dec. 4, 2024. (Courtesy of National Task Force for West Philippine Sea) Tensions flared anew in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) after...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels at Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel fired a water cannon against a ship of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bajo de Masinloc...
National Security Council (NSC) Asst. Director General Jonathan Malaya (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC) accused China of violating safety aviation rules when one of its military choppers shadowed a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) while on a patrol mission in Bajo de...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship is monitored near Bajo de Masinloc during a maritime domain awareness flight conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard on May 15, 2024. (File photo by PCG) Following the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Enteng”, seven Chinese vessels which earlier fled...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez said that the reported endangerment by two Chinese fighter jets of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane conducting routine patrol over Bajo de Masinloc "does not...
File photo shows a Philippine Air Force NC-212i propeller aircraft, June 11, 2018. (Photo: PAF) From overlapping maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), China has taken its territorial dispute with the Philippines in the airspace. General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed...
A China Coast Guard vessel deploys two rigid-hull inflatable boats to offer help in rescuing Filipino fishermen whose boat encountered an engine explosion near Bajo de Masinloc on June 29, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) (Updated) Following the offering of help by China Coast Guard (CCG) to a distressed...
A China Coast Guard vessel deploys rigid-hull inflatable boats to offer help in rescuing Filipino fishermen whose boat suffered an engine explosion in the vicinity waters of Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales on June 29, 2024. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) In a rare move, the China Coast Guard...
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...
