A view of the flares launched by China from Zamora (Subi) Reef against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft during a maritime domain awareness flight within the territorial sea of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island on Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: PCG) What Department...
Conrad Manila welcomes the return of celebrity chef Jereme Leung for the 2024 Legendary Chefs Series – The Emperor’s Table, running from August 22 to 28 at China Blue by Jereme Leung. Chef Leung’s visit offers food enthusiasts a chance to enjoy a unique culinary experience. Fabio Berto,...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (Photo: NSC / Sullivan via X) National Security Adviser Eduardo Año and his American counterpart, United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, were alarmed by the recent aggressive actions of the...
Chinese Embassy in Manila has demanded the United States to stop interfering in maritime issues between the Philippines and China, accusing them of "sowing discord and fueling tensions." China Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels collide near Escoda Shoal in the West...
Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philipine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea, says there were 129 Chinese vessels monitored in the WPS from Aug. 13 to 19, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Navy (PN) bared on Tuesday, Aug. 20, that it has monitored a...
Senators deplored China's actions anew after a collision with Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during a resupply mission on Monday, Aug. 19. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Cape Engaño sustains a hole with a diameter of 1.10...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has condemned “in the strongest terms" what he described on Monday, Aug. 19 as the "reckless and illegal maneuvers" executed by the China Coast Guard (CCG)...
China should be the one to leave Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Aug. 19. Senator Francis Tolentino (file photo) This was after China's Foreign Ministry claimed in a statement that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Cape Engaño sustains a hole with a diameter of 1.10 meters located on the starboard quarter after colliding with a China Coast Guard vessel in Escoda Shoal on Aug. 19, 2024. (Photo: PCG) Tensions flared anew in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Philippine...
The China Coast Guard (CCG) claimed that Philippine and Chinese vessels collided near the Sabina or Escoda Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, Aug. 19. (China Coast Guard screenshot) In a statement, CCG spokesperson Gan Yu said that two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
There was no infringement on the part of the Philippines on China’s territory in the Escoda Shoal as the government exercises sovereign rights over the area, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said on Sunday, August 18. “There is no infringement of China’s territory in...
Cessna T-41 and SIAI-Marchetti SF 260 aircraft from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) form the number "77" during a formation flight in celebration of the PAF’s 77th anniversary on July 1, 2024 at the Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga. (Photo: PAF) The aerial and maritime patrols being...
