Tropical Storm “Ramil” (international name: Fengshen) has moved over the West Philippine Sea after crossing Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Sunday, Oct. 19. In its Tropical Cyclone Bulletin No. 19 issued at 5 p.m.,...
The Philippines has already filed a total of 47 diplomatic protests this year against China’s aggressive and dangerous actions in the contested South China Sea, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro revealed on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The number does not include the...
Senators have called on the government of China to “act as a respectable and responsible member of the international community” as they again criticized Beijing’s latest attack against a Philippine government vessel that was traversing the West Philippine Sea. “We condemn in the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 14, that the Philippine Navy (PN) destroyed an erected steel structure in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in 1997, following an unauthorized construction attempt by Chinese forces. This should serve as a reminder...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has revealed that, for the first time, China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel issued a radio challenge claiming that the presence of Filipino fishing boats in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) could damage what they called an “environmental reserve,”...
Two more civilian vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) were apparently hit by a water cannon by the China Coast Guard (CCG) near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed on Monday, Oct. 13. Aside from BRP Datu...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship fired a water cannon and deliberately rammed a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel anchored in the territorial waters of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday morning, Oct. 12, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has invited Ireland to participate in joint patrols with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Teodoro made the pitch to Irish Ambassador to the Philippines Emma Hickey during the latter’s...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, Oct. 7, stressed that the Philippines’ rights and sovereignty covering the contested West Philippine Sea are “incontrovertible” and based on international law and legal principles. Without identifying the countries’ names, the DFA referred...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities safely rescued 20 fishermen two hours after they received a distress call from a fishing vessel in the sea of Basilan and Sulu, police said Monday. Police Major Geobani Calle, chief of the Basilan Maritime Police Station (MARPSTA), said the 20 fishermen, all crew of...
The Philippines and Ukraine vowed to continue strengthening their alliance amid the rising global security challenges brought about by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. Officials from the Ukrainian Embassy in Manila and policy think-tank Stratbase Institute...
President Marcos has bid farewell to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, expressing regret that little progress had been made on South China Sea during his tenure. Marcos, however, said that despite that they were able to manage to keep things away from too much problem. The...
