President Marcos stressed the Philippines' claim on the disputed portions of the South China Sea, saying the lines that the country draws on its waters are not derived from imagination but from international law. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as...
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 Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, May 28, that it does not honor the unilateral fishing ban imposed by China in the South China Sea which...
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. did not mince words when he spoke on Friday,...
Former commander of the Western Command (Wescom) Alberto Carlos denies he knew a telephone conversation he had with a Chinese attaché known as “Col. Li” was being recorded. Carlos told senators during a public hearing conducted by the Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace,...
Former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Retired army general and former National Security Adviser (NSA) Hermogenes Esperon Jr. appeared Tuesday, May 21, before a House of Representatives committee hearing to...
A Philippine civilian mission of volunteers and fishermen to West Philippine Sea (Akabayan Party's Facebook page) The national government called on its neighbors in the Southeast Asia on Monday, May 20, to ignore China’s new maritime rule which allows its coast guard to arrest without trial any...
Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB) Senator Risa Hontiveros says China’s new policy of detaining “trespassers” in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is an incriminating affirmation of its emerging reputation as a “rogue nation”. China...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Saturday, May 18, that China's reported move to allow its Coast Guard to detain those who will illegally enter the waters under its jurisdiction was an "illegal act" in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)....
Two fishermen who joined the civilian mission of Atin Ito Coalition in the West Philippine Sea install floating markers in the vicinity waters within the Philippines' exclusibe economic zone on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Atin Ito / Akbayan Party) China faced backlash from the Philippine Coast Guard...
PAG-ASA ISLAND, Palawan--Senators who flew to Pag-asa island on Thursday, May 16, personally encountered China's bullying when it comes to asserting its claim over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and were met with verbal challenges on the radio to leave their supposed territory. Senate President...
A Philippine civilian mission of volunteers and fishermen to the West Philippine Sea (Akabayan Party's Facebook page) Lawmakers from the House of Representatives commended the individuals behind a Philippine civilian mission for launching a daring...
(Photo courtesy of Atin Ito/Akbayan Party) The second attempt of a civilian group to conduct a supply mission in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) beginning on Tuesday, May 14, will be challenged anew by Chinese maritime forces. "Atin Ito" Coalition will bring food and other supplies for Filipino...
