The Philippines needs the oil resources it can get from the West Philippine Sea (WPS) now more than China, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos stated this as he revealed that the national government is finding other...
Upholding territorial integrity and maintaining peace in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are among the primary focus of the newly-installed Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy (PN, FOIC). Rear Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. assumes as the 40th Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy on Nov....
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Fisherfolk organizations staged a peaceful rally from the Boy Scout Circle in Quezon City to Liwasang Bonifacio, Lawton, and Ermita, Manila on Thursday, Nov. 24, urging President Marcos to take action and assert the Philippines' sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)....
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez on Wednesday believed there will be a time that the Philippines "will rise up" in its fight for the West Philippine Sea. While wishing it would not be tested, Romualdez said, the patience of the Filipino people is "very high"...
Authorities are investigating the reported explosions heard on Zamora (Subi) Reef near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in Palawan moments after a China Coast Guard (CCG) seized a suspected Chinese rocket debris from the Philippine Navy (PN). DND OIC Jose Faustino Jr. (File photo by DND) Senior Undersecretary...
United States Vice President Kamala Harris finally arrived in Palawan on Tuesday, Nov. 22, making her the highest-ranking US government official to visit the province that is at the center of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. United States Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at the...
Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), vowed to provide “solid” support to the Western Command (WESCOM) for them to intensify their security operations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (sitting,...
After it opposed the importation of 25,000 metric tons of fish until January 2023, a fisherfolk group dared President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ban imported fish from China. “Nakakabahalang pangunahing pinanggagalingan ng ating inaangkat na isda ay China, ang bansang nangangamkam at...
A House leader and legal luminary is supporting "100 percent" President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.'s call for a code of conduct (COC) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and in the entire South China Sea (SCS). Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (left) and President Ferdinand...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has promised to bring up issues on the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea with Chinese President Xi Jinping if he meets him here. Ahead of his participation at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits on Wednesday...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has expressed its support to a legislative move that seeks to institutionalize the use of the term "West Philippine Sea" to pertain to the air space, seabed, and subsoil on the western side of the Philippine archipelago. DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino has filed a bill that seeks to "institutionalize" the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by formalizing the designation of the said nomenclature as part of the existing laws of the land. "The measure would further reinforce the Philippines’ claim to the disputed territories...
