Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday, July 24 renewed his call for a firm yet peaceful and diplomatic approach in protecting the nation’s sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea. Go made the call following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s strong and...
The Philippines is expecting to get the support of fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members with regards to the South China Sea issue during Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo’s participation at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Laos....
The Philippines and China “have reached an understanding on the provisional arrangement” for the resupply missions to the Ayungin Shoal, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday, July 21. Chinese personnel onboard two RHIBs rush to take a food package airdropped by personnel of the AFP...
The Philippines and China have different take on Vietnam’s submission on its claim on its extended continental shelf in the South China Sea, with Manila saying it is open for talks with Hanoi while China criticizing the latter’s move. The Philippine government on Thursday, July 18, said it is...
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...
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...
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...
The Philippines said it has continued to uphold peace amid the "unlawful actions" causing serious incidents in the South China Sea eight years after the awarding of the arbitral award on the disputed waters in 2016. In a statement on the 8th anniversary of the 2016 arbitral award that favored the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) (Updated) A Chinese carrier strike group has been operating in the Philippine Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Wednesday, July 10. “The Armed Forces...
BRP Teresa Magbanua (File photo: PCG) Despite being deployed in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for more than two months already, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) will not be deliberately grounded there like what the Armed Forces of the...
Nicknamed "The Monster," China Coast Guard ship with bow number "5901" is spotted in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal approximately 75 nautical miles from the coastline of Palawan on July 3, 2024. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) China Coast Guard (CCG) ship with bow number “5901”, dubbed as “The...
