Amid the recent ramming of a Philippine vessel by the China Coast Guard (CCG), the ambassadors of Canada, Australia, and Finland condemned China’s “destabilizing” and “dangerous” actions near Ayungin Shoal and asked the Asian economic powerhouse to adhere to international laws. In...
China should be held accountable for the numerous times it encroaches Philippine territory and endangering the lives of the Filipino people. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the recurrent and unauthorized entry of Chinese maritime forces into the Philippines' territorial...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Contributed photo) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has issued a painfully simple appeal to the Chinese government--one that even a grade school student can...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, June 19, urged China to stop actions and behaviors in the disputed South China Sea that would put the lives of personnel at risk after a recent incident wherein a China Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine vessels collided near the Ayungin (Second...
(Philippine Coast Guard) Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores says the Philippines must get tough with China sooner or later given the rising aggression that the Chinese have displayed toward the Philippines in the West Philippine...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has called out the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) for its alleged "criminal acts" that led to injuries on members of the Philippine Navy on the West...
(File photo) A member of the Philippine Navy was severely injured when China Coast Guard (CCG) intentionally rammed the supply boats of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that were engaged in a resupply mission at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on Monday, June 17. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief...
Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. graces the 126th Philippine Navy anniversary at the Navy's headquarters in Manila on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. directed the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Foreign envoys from United Kingdom, Japan, European Union, France, and United States, among others, condemned anew China’s latest disruptive actions in the West Philippine Sea, reiterating their call to adherence to international laws. On June 17, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
The Philippines welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) Leaders Communiqué, which expressed support for the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal victory and concern over China’s use of water cannons against Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea. DFA (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement by...
China rejected the Philippines’ submission to a United Nations (UN) body a request to extend its continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea to explore and exploit natural resources. Philippine-occupied Thitu island, locally called Pag-asa island on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at the disputed South...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC) was elated with the recent expression of support for the Philippines of seven of the world’s most powerful economies, known as G7, amid China’s aggression in the South China Sea. National Security...
