The October 22 collision involving Philippine and Chinese vessels in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal will not trigger the Philippines-United States' Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) just yet. AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. had this to say on Tuesday, Oct. 24., amid an escalating tension between...
West Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) Congressmen have continued to underscore the wisdom behind the House of Representatives' realignment of confidential funds under the 2024 national budget amid persisting tension with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). ...
President Marcos is taking the latest incident in the West Philippine Sea, where a Chinese vessel collided with Philippine boats, very seriously, a Cabinet official said. BRP Cabra's (right) port side is bumped by Chinese maritime militia vessel (CMMV) 00003 during a resupply mission at Ayungin...
The passage of the proposed law on maritime zones would help the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to clearly strengthen the defined zones in the country’s maritime jurisdictions. PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela...
A five-day investigation on the collision of Chinese vessels with Philippine boats in Ayungin Shoal will be carried out by the Philippine Coast Guard. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. called a Command Conference on Oct. 23, 2023 with all security authorities to discuss the latest violation...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has told China that it's latest action in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) "threatened regional peace and stability", among other things. "We, at the House of Representatives,...
More envoys spoke out against the incidents of collision between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine vessels in the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea, and called on both countries to follow the 2016 arbitral ruling and a United Nations (UN) convention on maritime laws. BRP Cabra's...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, Flag of China (Rep. Castro's office, Unsplash) ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro has underscored the need for "Immediate action" from President Marcos in order to stop regional power China's "bullying" in...
Ambassadors from several countries expressed their concern and alarm over the collision incident between a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel and Philippine vessels in the disputed West Philippine Sea as they backed the Philippines’ position of upholding maritime order based on a United Nations (UN)...
China Coast Guard (CCG) claimed the Philippine vessels "trespassed" in Ayungin Shoal despite "repeated warnings," prompting Chinese ships to block them on Sunday, Oct. 22. BRP Cabra's (right) port side is bumped by Chinese maritime militia vessel (CMMV) 00003 during a resupply mission at...
Senators on Sunday, October 22 strongly condemned the “abhorrent” actions committed by the Chinese Coast Guard after Chinese vessels hit an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)- contracted resupply boat and a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship in the West Philippine Sea this morning. ...
The United States and Canada have condemned the l atest incident in Ayungin Shoal where two Chinese vessels collided with a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-chartered boat while doing a resupply mission. BRP Cabra's (right) port side is bumped by...
