The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 9, that it has monitored two major Chinese naval formations moving near the eastern seaboard of Luzon facing Okinawa last week as tensions between China and Japan have increased in recent months. AFP spokesperson for West...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) documented a flare-firing incident by China and intensified foreign presence in several features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during a routine maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight on Saturday, Dec. 6, a...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed Saturday, Dec. 6, that it has expanded its patrol presence off Zambales with the deployment of BRP Cape San Agustin (MRRV-4408), which took over maritime operations after BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) returned to port for resupply and crew rest, Commodore Jay...
Vice President Sara Duterte expressed her gratitude to China for the construction of the Bucana Bridge, which connects the eastern and western coastal areas of Davao City, amid claims by the Marcos administration that it is one of its four legacy projects. She also thanked her father, former...
The national government should stay firm in asserting its maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as an international think tank warned on Monday, Dec. 1, that China’s long-term strategic ambitions under President Xi Jinping frame the Philippines as a critical factor in Beijing’s...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has tightened its watch over waters off Zambales as the patrol vessel BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) continued to block the advance of three Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ships inching toward the country’s western coastline. PCG spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) flagship vessel, sustained its patrol operation in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) on Friday, Nov. 28, where a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship was operating. Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for West...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dismissed concerns that Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on Yonaguni Island, which lies 111 kilometers from Taiwan, could heighten tensions affecting areas near Luzon in the northern part of the country. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) gave China a dose of its own tactics on Sunday, Nov. 23, after BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) shadowed two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, said the BRP Cabra closely...
At least five Chinese vessels and two aircraft were spotted operating in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Friday, Nov. 21, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The Chinese forces were monitored during a routine maritime domain awareness (MDA)...
The Philippines has welcomed the opposition of the G7 foreign ministers to the use of force and coercion in the South China Sea and for reaffirming the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law. "The Philippines welcomes the Joint Statement of G7 Foreign Ministers '...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro is hopeful that the Philippines’ chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will witness the completion of the Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea amid escalating regional tensions between China, the...
