The Group of Seven (G7) leaders expressed concern and opposed China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea and its use of “increasing use of dangerous maneuvers and water cannons” against Philippine vessels. In the G7 Apulia Leaders’ Communiqué posted on the White House’s...
Taiwan said it will work with like-minded countries to address the effects of China’s Coast Guard Order No. 3 which it said increased regional tensions. Philippine authorities and Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal). (File photo) Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. answers questions from the media on June 14, 2024. (Photo courtesy of DPC Pool) “Don’t be afraid to fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), it is ours.” This was the message of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief...
Philippine authorities and Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal). (File photo) A ranking officer of the Philippine Navy (PN) called on China to withdraw its plan to enforce a new maritime rule that would allow the China Coast Guard (CCG) to arrest “trespassers”...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels at Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has taken initiatives to prevent China’s maritime forces from arresting Filipinos who will access...
AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) uniforms found by authorities inside a raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) facility in Porac, Pampanga could have been used as props and are not...
President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr., (left), Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez says there's one measure that Malacañang can enact to strengthen the country’s stand...
Barque Canada Reef remains Vietnam’s largest outpost in the Spratly Islands. (Photo courtesy of Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) appears to have no issues with Vietnam's island-building activities in the South China Sea (SCS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG...
A China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon during a resupply mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Ayungin Shoal on Nov. 10, 2023. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The apparent lack of trust by majority of Filipinos towards China only proves that they are already aware of what...
Chinese maritime forces form a blockade to stop a medical evacuation of sick Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on May 19, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela) The Philippines “does not and will never need” to inform China of its maritime...
Chinese maritime forces form a blockade to stop a medical evacuation of an ill Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on May 19, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela) There is no reason for the Philippine government to seek permission from China if...
Chinese maritime forces form a blockade to stop a medical evacuation of an ill Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on May 19, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) denounced on Friday, June 7, China’s alleged...
