The Philippines is ready to engage in talks with Vietnam regarding its another claim on maritime entitlement in parts of the South China Sea. While the Philippines is affirming its own claim to its extended continental shelf in Western Palawan, the government said it also recognizes Vietnam's...
The Philippines and the United States are considering having more frequent communication amid continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea. ​This developed as officials from both sides sat down to discuss developments in the waters and agreed to strengthen the alliance as their response....
China has agreed to improve its existing bilateral communication mechanism with the Philippines on the West Philippine Sea issue. Lin Jian, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, on Wednesday, July 17, confirmed that such an effort was made during the ninth Bilateral Consultation Meeting...
The bicameral conference committee approved on Wednesday, July 17, the final version of the Maritime Zones Bill. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB photo) "Yung salient points ay sinama natin yung sa Palawan, sinama natin yung sa Philippine Rise. Tapos ni-reconcile natin yung...
China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "5901", nicknamed "The Monster" as it is regarded as the biggest coast guard ship in the world, is seen anchored near Escoda (Sabina) Shoal on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG Despite the conduct of a bilateral consultation...
By JOSEPH PEDRAJAS The United States has expressed its commitment to help the Philippines in what it needs, particularly to ensure successful rotation and reprovision missions to Filipino troops on the grounded BRP Sierra Madre. Kanishka Gangopadhyay, spokesman for the US Embassy in Manila, said...
Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad speaks before the media during a press conference at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on July 16, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG The Philippine Navy (PN) is open...
Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad (File photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The national government should file another petition against China before the United Nations (UN) over the latter’s recent “harassment” in the West...
China maintained that the 2016 Arbitral Award, which invalidated the basis of China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea and upheld the Philippines’ sovereign rights and jurisdiction in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), was “illegitimate” and “illegal,” and called on the...
Two senators on Friday, July 12, stressed the importance of the 2016 arbitral ruling that upheld the Philippines’ rights over the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines is celebrating the eighth anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s 2016 ruling that stipulates the...
The Philippines will continue to stand its ground and push back against coercion in the West Philippine Sea, a top security official said on the 8th anniversary of the arbitral ruling on the disputed waters that favored Manila in 2016. A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast...
On the 8th anniversary of the 2016 arbitral award on South China Sea, the United States said it remains "deeply concerned" about China's assertion over other countries' maritime jurisdiction. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (AFP) It called China anew to stop its dangerous acts in...
