As a state, the Philippines has the right to enact its own laws, a senior state counsel said, emphasizing that the effectivity of the law does not depend on whether or not other countries, like China, recognize it. On Friday, Nov. 8, President Marcos signed into law the Philippine Maritime Zones...
From left to right: Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) Maritime security advocate, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has welcomed the signing into law of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), US President-elect Donald Trump (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez expressed belief that maritime security--one of the biggest and constant concerns of the Philippines--will remain a priority under...
Satellite image shows two Chinese fishing boats, “Lu Rong Yu 51794” and “Lu Yan Yuan Yu 017”, are spotted less than 20 nautical miles from San Ildefonso Peninsula in Casiguran, Aurora Province off the east coast of the Philippines on Oct. 29, 2024. (Courtesy of Ray Powell / X) Chinese...
Recognizing the "changing climate" in the mission of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), especially in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos told them that they are not alone in carrying the weight of their operations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the 123rd founding...
BRP Davao del Sur (center) and BRP Gregorio del Pilar (back) hold a maritime cooperative activity with Australia's HMAS Toowoomba in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Australian Defence Force) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has stopped the weekly publication of the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed on Monday, Oct. 21, that Education Secretary Sonny Angara visited Pag-asa Island in the Municipality of Kalayaan, West Philippine Sea. (Photo from DepEd) In a statement, DepEd said Angara's visit on Oct. 20 marked a “historic milestone” as the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Protecting the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is giving honor to the legacy of World War II veterans, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said. This, as Romualdez graced the...
Taguig City 2nd district Rep. Pammy Zamora (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte showed an "un-Filipino" trait with her threat to desecrate the dead, specifically the remains of the late president Ferdinand...
From left to right: Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, Vice President Sara Duterte, 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez (Facebook) "Desperate, disrespectful, shameful." That's how House "Young Guns" bloc members Lanao del Sur 1st...
The fishing methods of some foreign fishermen and the island building and construction activities in the West Philippine ​Sea are causing destruction in the country's marine environment, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official said. In the first in a series of biodiversity...
USS Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has asked the United States (US) to donate a soon-to-be decommissioned warship so that the Philippine government may repurpose it for deployment to the...
