CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Ports Authority reported that 99 passengers were stranded at the Calapan City port after the Philippine Coast Guard temporarily barred vessels from plying the Batangas to Mindoro route and neighboring provinces due to super typhoon “Egay.” The...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A total of 1,389 persons were stranded in different seaports in Southern Tagalog or Region 4-A due to super typhoon “Egay” on Tuesday, July 25. The Philippine Coast Guard in Southern Tagalog said that 39 vessels, 272 rolling cargoes, and 25 motor bancas were stranded and...
BACOLOD CITY – Trips of fast craft vessels from here to Iloilo and vice-versa were suspended on Tuesday, July 25, due to super typhoon “Egay.” The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) cancelled trips due to big waves and rough seas. Regular trips will resume as soon as weather is back to normal,...
The fact that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. did not even mention the West Philippine Sea in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a cause of serious concern. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/MB) Opposition...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern Negros Occidental suspended sea trips from Cebu to Negros Occidental and vice versa on Monday, July 24, due to typhoon “Egay.” In a travel advisory issued by PCG, trips of Roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessels from Tabuelan, Cebu via...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard temporarily suspended sea travel in southern Quezon after storm signal No. 1 was raised due to tropical cyclone “Egay” on Monday, July 24. PCG-Southern Quezon commander Janus Robinson Sabas said the suspension covers the towns of Pitogo, San...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, July 23 said he is looking forward to hear from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. his programs for job creation, poverty reduction, economic growth plans and his plans to address the current security tension in the West Philippine Sea. ...
Citing the ‘critical situation’ in the contested South China Sea, the Philippines and the United States (US) held a second maritime dialogue to step up maritime policy and operational cooperation in a bid to address the varied transnational issues affecting the region. *The Philippine...
(Pixabay) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino has defended former president Rodrigo Duterte’s recent trip to the People’s Republic of China. During an interview with CNN Philippines, Tolentino said that Duterte, just like other current and former world leaders, wants “to have a peaceful...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), flag of the United States (Facebook, Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda favors the heightened military partnership between the Philippines and the United States (US). "I support the strengthening of military ties between our countries, and I...
While the visit of former president Rodrigo Duterte to China has no official blessing from Malacañang, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is hopeful that the meeting would bring “progress” to the Philippines-China relations. (From left) Former president Rodrigo Duterte with Chinese...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said the Senate will come up with a "strongly-worded" resolution that would urge President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration to bring the West Philippine Sea issue to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). ...