A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The national government is not keen on invoking the...
It was a misunderstanding, and not an armed attack. This was how the Philippines classified the recent violent resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal where Filipino navy troopers were injured, including one whose finger got cut off, when Chinese vessels drove their vessel away. A China Coast...
An organization of business groups expressed their support to the country’s soldiers and marines for their service to the nation amid conflict in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Friday, June 21, the Philippine Business Groups said it laud the dedication and self-sacrifice of the men...
(Top photo, left) General Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) meets General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), via video teleconference on June 20, 2024 to discuss China Coast Guard’s (CCG) aggression during...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) Talks about the Philippines and United States’...
(File photo) The morale of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) troops remain high even after the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) recent aggression during a rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal which led to a severe injury inflicted on a Philippine Navy (PN)...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had a “limited” role during the June 17 rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal which ended up being obstructed by the China Coast Guard (CCG). Admiral...
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), condemned China Coast Guard’s (CCG) recent aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which caused injury to a Philippine Navy (PN) personnel. In response, the...
(File photo) A member of the Philippine Navy was severely injured when China Coast Guard (CCG) intentionally rammed the supply boats of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that were engaged in a resupply mission at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on Monday, June 17. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos The UP Vanguard celebrated its 102nd Homecoming Anniversary on May 25, 2024, at the UP campus, marking over a century of service, leadership, and dedication to the principles of duty, honor, and country. The event was highlighted by a parade...
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) China’s new regulation empowering its coast guard to arrest foreign nationals “trespassing” in areas it claims in the South China Sea...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. answers questions from the media on June 14, 2024. (Photo courtesy of DPC Pool) “Don’t be afraid to fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), it is ours.” This was the message of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief...
