China has repeated its position over its West Philippine Sea claim as it justified anew its dangerous actions against a Philippine resupply boat off Ayungin Shoal on Friday, seemingly disregarding the hundreds of diplomatic protests already filed against Beijing by Manila. In a statement,...
China said the US should stop supporting the Philippines, which it claimed was making illegal claims over the West Philippine Sea. Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Thursday said "the US is not a party to the South China Sea issue" after President Joe Biden warned that...
Defense chiefs of the Philippines and the US have talked by phone to discuss the recent water cannon attack perpetrated by the Chinese Coast Guard against Philippine personnel in the West Philippine Sea. A readout provided by the Pentagon said Philippine Department of National Defense...
The Philippines is not bowing to China's demand to remove one of the country's military vessels in the West Philippine Sea as it is part of its exclusive economic zone. Territorial fight over the West Philippine Sea, particularly in the waters off Ayungin Shoal, on Tuesday continued as...
SAN ESTEBAN, Ilocos Sur – Two fishermen drifting on the West Philippine Sea were rescued on Sunday morning, July 2. COUNCILOR Marvin Ong (right) with rescued fishermen Armando Mostoles (left) and grandson Melvin Allagao. (Freddie Lazaro) Councilor Marvin Ong here identified them as Armando...
The Philippines must take advantage of its allies in terms of conducting joint maritime operations, considering its limited resources in strengthening its capacity against possible attacks. This was what Retired Rear Admiral Rommel Jude Ong, a maritime security expert, believed in as he noted that...
The Philippines must not allow diplomacy to fail and must not go to war with China amid tension over the West Philippine Sea, presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. For Marcos Jr., the government should continuously engage with China in terms of discussing the sovereignty on...
China’s unilateral imposition of a fishing moratorium in the South China Sea under its new coastguard law can curtail and put at risk the legitimate rights of Filipino fishermen to fish in Philippine territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the Philippines does not recognize such...
