China on Thursday told the Philippines to stop making "political drama" after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) raised the idea of filing a complaint against Beijing over the destruction of coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea. Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva lauded the efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for their successful resupply mission to the Ayungin Shoal despite "continuous harassment from China". "This is a clear indication that the Philippine...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Friday, September 8 thanked and congratulated the Philippine Navy and Coast Guard for completing another resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal once again. This is now the third successful mission in five weeks,...
A China Coast Guard vessel fires water cannon at a Philippine Coast Guard vessel during a rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission to Ayungin Shoal in Kalayaan Island Group, Palawan on Aug. 5, 2023. (Photo: PCG) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) successfully conducted another rotation and...
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan (PNA) – Two civilian boats chartered by the government returned to port here on Wednesday afternoon, August 23, after successfully carrying out its mission of delivering much-needed provisions to troops standing guard in Ayungin Shoal aboard BRP Sierra Madre. Crew members...
The silence of former president Rodrigo Duterte on the issues surrounding the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from the Ayungin Shoal “speaks volumes,” an ex-lawmaker said on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (King Rodriguez/ Presidential Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Lawyer Barry...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from YouTube live) The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives is mulling an inquiry on the alleged Philippine officials who had promised to China the removal of BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. ...
House Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (PPAB) House Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has denied ever making a promise to Beijing to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, as well as any connection to...
Congress should allocate at least P100-million to fund the construction of permanent structures in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea and strengthen the country’s presence in the contested maritime territory. Soldiers in Ayungin Shoal get fresh food, supplies as China lurks...
Former presidential spokesperson Rigoberto “Bobby” Tiglao should rectify the “inaccurate” information he wrote regarding the grounding of the BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal to “accurately reflect actual historical events.” Sen. Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito (Senate PRIB Photo) ...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) does not have any record of a Philippine official promising China of BRP Sierra Madre removal from the Ayungin Shoal, retired associate justice Antonio Carpio said Tuesday, August 15. "I am told by Ambassador Henry Bensurto that they...
Former Defense chief Orly Mercado does not believe it is possible for former president Joseph Estrada to commit to tow away BRP Sierra Madre from the West Philippine Sea as he was the one who ordered its grounding—along with another navy vessel— in the first place. Mercado, who served...
