Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing to rename the Benham Rise as the Philippine Rise or “Talampas ng Pilipinas” to assert the country's sovereign rights over the resource-rich undersea plateau. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) In the Senate Bill No. 2235 he filed Monday,...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo expressed doubt that people will consider the issue of the West Philippine Sea in choosing the next President during the 2022 national elections. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (Malacañang/Manila Bulletin) Panelo made the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is planning to establish an operations base in El Nido, Palawan to intensify the sovereignty patrols and safeguard the Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the location of El Nido, Palawan is the nearest...
While admitting that her office has no official role in the country’s dealing with China, Vice President Leni Robredo pushed for a multilateral approach in resolving the maritime dispute with the Asian giant. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) During a recent online public policy forum...
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has instructed the Philippine Navy (PN) to step up its operations to defend the country's maritime interests. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (left), and Vice Admiral...
Students from various law school governments and organizations scored President Rodrigo Duterte's "inconsistent" stance on the issue over the West Philippine Sea, where Beijing's incursions have continued. (Photo from the Armed Forces of the Philippines) According to the joint statement from...
Malacañang has no information about the reported lingering presence of Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea based on data obtained by a United States-based technology firm. The Chinese vessels spotted by local authorities at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task...
Thirty-one fishermen aboard a damaged boat were rescued by the Philippine Navy (PN) at the vicinity of Nares Bank in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military disclosed on Tuesday, May 25. (Photo courtesy of Naval Forces West) Commodore Donn Anthony Miraflor, commander of the Naval Forces West...
As part of the second phase of maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has also pledged to protect the coastal areas in the tension-filled waters. Personnel of the BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) and BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409), who are currently on the second...
After withdrawing from the Julian Felipe Reef when the Philippine government filed diplomatic protests, some of the Chinese vessels believed to be manned by Chinese militias still remain in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a United States-based...
The Philippine government was told for the nth time to step up its crackdown versus foreign poachers in the West Philippine Sea. Such a call was made in response to China’s annual three-and-a-half-month fishing ban in the South China Sea, which covers the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone...
Malacañang said that President Duterte's approach on the issue of the West Philippine Sea has been working since no part of the country's territory was taken by China since he took office. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President Leni Robredo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
