Philippine Navy ship BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15) sails in the West Philippine Sea as part of the second Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) between the AFP and the US Indo-Pacific Command held from Jan. 3 to 4, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The Philippine government expressed openness to resolve its...
China has called the recent joint maritime activity of the Philippines and the US in the South China Sea as "provocative", even as it conducted a similar exercise in the contested waters. After the Philippine and US navies held a two-day Maritime Cooperative Activity to bolster regional security...
The Philippines and the US are starting the year with another maritime activity in the South China Sea as they commit to bolster regional security and stability in the contested waters. Three vessels from the Philippines and four from the US started conducting on Wednesday, Jan. 3, their two-day...
An Australian government official said Tuesday Canberra welcomes the statement made by top diplomats from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after they called for a peaceful resolution of the dispute in the South China Sea. Michelle Chan, senior official of Australia's ASEAN,...
PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The year 2023 was a "challenging" period for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) as it was mainly marked by the aggressive activities it endured and bravely faced from China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). And so for 2024, the PCG is aspiring...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla (Senate PRIB) Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla says he is willing to give his life for the Philippines in the event that regional power China "invades" the country. Padilla, a former action movie actor, made this...
China claimed the Philippines would be violating international law if it would push through with its plan to build a permanent structure in the Ayungin Shoal, a feature within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Mao Ning, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, said the plan to...
China’s military said the US must stop meddling in the maritime dispute between China and the Philippines as the issue has “nothing to do with any third party.” “We urge the US to immediately stop meddling in the South China Sea issue, stop emboldening and supporting the Philippines’...
China has claimed the Philippines is not really conducting humanitarian missions in the West Philippine Sea but is only creating incidents in the waters. Wu Qian, spokesman for China’s Defense Department, did not believe the Philippines’ resupply missions were real because the “supply vessels...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo reaffirmed the Philippines’ position on asserting its territorial sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea in his latest conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In a statement provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the...
OCTA Research An OCTA Research survey revealed that majority of adult Filipinos are in support of the Marcos administration’s policies and programs to address territorial disputes between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea. The Third Quarter 2023 “Tugon ng Masa” (TNM) survey...
China has declared anew it is the Philippines that is stirring trouble in the region, this time by saying it is Manila's change of policy and position over the South China Sea issue. Mao Ning, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said the responsibility supposedly "lies with the Philippines"...
