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,...
ILOILO CITY -- The three-month ban on catching three different species along the Visayan Sea has begun Tuesday, Nov. 15. Fishing boats at the port of Concepcion, a town in northern Iloilo province. (Tara Yap/File/Tara Yap) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) stressed that...
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...
The Philippine government must strengthen the operational capability of its Coast Guard and naval force if it wants to fully protect the country’s coast and economic zone. Currently, Stratbase President Professor Dindo Manhit said the maritime capability of the Philippines is lagging behind...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—South China Sea must not be the source of conflict but of economic engagements and interactions for claiming countries and for the world. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made this encouraging yet strong statement on the hotly-disputed waters as he faced Chinese Premier Li...
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—A Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea must be concluded as soon as possible. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made the call on Friday during the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits here as he faced his fellow state...
The Philippines remains committed to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (SCS) despite recent developments showing China’s build-up in several artificial islands in the highly volatile waters. Rear Adm. Caesar Bernard Valencia, acting Flag Officer in Command of...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not have the chance to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, and take up with him the South China Sea issue at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits here. Marcos, who said he would mention...
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...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will raise before his fellow state leaders during the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit issues concerning food and energy security, digital transformation and economy, as well as the South China Sea. In a pre-departure briefing on Friday,...
The US Embassy in Manila reiterated on Wednesday its stand against unlawful maritime claims in Philippine waters following the circulation of photos showing what looked like developed military bases on China's artificial islands. Kanishka Gangopadhyay, the embassy's spokesman, called on China to...
