AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (right) takes a photo with soldiers manning BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Dec. 10, 2023 after a successful resupply mission. The supply boat boarded by Brawner to Ayungin was rammed by a China Coast Guard ship, according to the...
President Marcos will discuss the recent developments in the contested West Philippine Sea with the Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Dec. 11. DFA Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu speaks to the...
No one but the Philippines has a legitimate right to operate anywhere in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos said as he condemned the latest aggression of China against Philippine vessels over the weekend. In a statement on Sunday night, Dec. 10, Marcos called out China Coast Guard and...
Several countries have called out the China Coast Guard (CCG) after its vessels unleashed two water cannon attacks in a row against Philippine supply vessels in the West Philippine Sea over the weekend. (Photo courtesy of PCG) Japan, the United States, and the European Union condemned the repeated...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Former Sen. Manny Pacquiao backed the expedition to the West Philippine Sea launched by civilian groups which asserted the territorial integrity of the Philippines within the disputed maritime boundary. PACQUIAO (FB) Pacquiao, a reservist colonel of the Philippine Army, said...
Senators on Sunday, December 10 strongly condemned the latest water cannon attack of Chinese ships on a Philippine government vessel in the West Philippine Sea that were providing supplies to Filipino fishermen near Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal. “This time, China not only caused...
Defending its latest water cannon attack, the China Coast Guard asserted it took “control measures” against the Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea on Saturday, Dec. 9. China Coast Guard fires water cannon at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel in Bajo de...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez hurled sharp remarks toward China on Sunday, Dec. 10 following the latest attack on Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). "These actions by the China Coast...
The Philippine government, through the National Task Force-West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), has questioned and expressed doubts on the sincerity of China in its repeated calls for peaceful dialogue on the West Philippine Sea issues following the latest water cannon incident involving the China Coast...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) A solon who has consistently called out China for its bullying in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has told the regional giant that it has no right to reject a resolution of the House of...
The ambassadors of the United Kingdom, Australia, France, and Germany on Sunday, Dec. 10, joined voices to rebuke the latest water cannon attack by China in the West Philippine Sea, with two of them saying that the incident “endangers lives and livelihoods.” China Coast Guard fires water...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has renewed his call for the repatriation of Chinese ambassador Huang Xilian saying his recent pronouncements on the Philippine government has done nothing to ease the tension between the Philippines and China over the hostile actions carried out by...
