The National Maritime Council (NMC) said that President Marcos wants the Philippines to pursue diplomatic channels to resolve the rising tensions in the South China Sea as the Council assured Filipinos that the country will not succumb to China's aggressive behavior in the disputed waters. File...
ILOILO CITY – Nine of the 10 survivors of a deadly sea mishap have returned to the island town of Caluya in Antique. “They have been ferried back to Caluya,” said Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Western Visayas Regional Director Raul Fernandez on Friday, August 30. SURVIVORS of two boats that...
ILOILO CITY – Three persons died and seven remain missing after two boats bound for Caluya Island in Antique province capsized in the sea between Romblon and Boracay on Monday, August 26. THE body of a man who died after two boats bound for Antique sank on August 26 is recovered in Romblon....
An official from the National Maritime Council (NMC) believes that it may be the right time to review the Philippines' mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States amid rising tensions between Manila and Beijing in the disputed South China Sea. File photo NMC spokesman Alexander Lopez said...
The Philippine Government has questioned China's "supposed commitment" in de-escalating the situation in the West Philippine Sea after the series of aggressions by Chinese maritime forces over the past week. A Chinese vessel rams Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu...
The Marcos administration already has officials serving as spokesperson on issues related to the West Philippine Sea—raising questions on why the President designated a new voice that will talk about maritime issues on the disputed waters. "Unified messaging" is what President Marcos wanted to...
The National Maritime Council (NMC) is looking into the possibility of elevating China’s recent aggressive action in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal before a United Nations (UN) body. China Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels collide near Escoda Shoal in the West...
The Philippines is preparing to lodge a diplomatic protest against China after its coast guard vessels “rammed and damaged” two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, which is well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Philippine Coast...
President Marcos has appointed former commander of the Western Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Alexander Lopez as spokesman of the National Maritime Council (NMC). Former commander of the Western Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Alexander Lopez (Photo...
(Front to back) The BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16), HMCS Montreal (FFH336), and USS Lake Erie (CG70) with BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) on the lead (not in photo) sail in formation during the multilateral maritime cooperative activity by the Australia, Canada, Philippines, and United States in the West...
West Philippine Sea (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducted another maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), marked with a multilateral naval patrol with counterparts from Australia, Canada, and the United States on Wednesday, Aug. 7, to...
Philippine coast Guard (PCG) personnel waive Philippine and Vietnamese flags as they welcome Vietnam Coast Guard patrol ship Canh Sat Bien (CSB)-8002 in Port Area, Manila on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines and Vietnam, which have overlapping territorial...
