Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said there is a need to ensure a wider recognition of the Philippines from the international community regarding the country’s victory at The Hague International Tribunal on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) arbitration. Sen. Risa Hontiveros during...
China sees nothing wrong with sending its own buoys to the Philippine waters as it has said it is "in accordance with the law." The Chinese Embassy in Manila made the statement on Friday after a ship tracking data observed that Beijing deployed its largest beacon vessel to the West Philippine Sea,...
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales— No public resources were wasted during the non-firing of the supposed air missile test off the coast of Zambales within the West Philippine Sea on Friday, May 19. It was supposed to be the main event of the Philippine Navy's showcasing of its assets' capability on...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, May 16, urged the Philippine government to once and for all define its strategy on the West Philippine Sea, saying it must lay out a clear strategy for maintaining the country’s territorial right to the contested area. In a manifestation during the...
At least two senators on Sunday, May 14 raised the need for a new oversight committee hearing into the operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as widespread power outages continue to loom over the country. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said it is imperative to look...
Five navigational buoys marked by a Philippine flag have been installed in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to assert the country’s sovereignty and guide mariners in the tricky waters, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Sunday, May 14. (Courtesy of Commo. Jay Tarriela / Twitter) The floating...
The anticipated joint patrol operation of the Philippines and United States in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is now on the planning stage with either of the two countries' navy or air force seen to get involved, the Philippine Navy (PN) revealed. (Photo: Philippine Navy) “There is no final...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday, May 3, said the Philippines does not need PH-US Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites if there are no bullies in the South China Sea. Zubiri made this observation during a press forum following a statement of US President Joe Biden...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday, May 3 has called on China to stop all forms of bullying and encroachment activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Go said he is committed to defend the country’s sovereignty rights and standing up against any intrusion on its territorial...
France has said it is opposing any action in the South China Sea that will escalate tension in the volatile Indo-Pacific region. The French Embassy in Manila issued the statement on Tuesday, warning that it is following the recent events in the highly-contested waterway “with the utmost...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is optimistic that the Biden adminiatration would hasten discussions on the planned joint maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Monday, May 1 said the House of Representatives is fully committed to support President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.'s initiative to push for the preservation of peace in the Indo-Pacific region. House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (3rd...
