Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, July 12, hopes that the Philippines can rediscover its national pride in pursuing its legitimate interests and rights in the West Philippine Sea despite the “rubble of cowardice and neglect” that put aside the 2016 arbitration win against China. Vice...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 11, asserted the Philippines must continue its fight to defend sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, particularly for the fishermen affected by Chinese harassment. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the...
As the country celebrates the fifth anniversary of its arbitration win against China on the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea, Vice President Leni Robredo turned the spotlight on Filipino fishermen who suffer from not being able to enter certain features of the country’s exclusive...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday renewed his call for the Philippine government to assert its rights over the country’s maritime assets in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which is key to addressing hunger, poverty and high power cost. As the country commemorates the...
When a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel spotted a group of foreign ships inside the country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on April 27, a commanding voice reverberated in the area to declare that they were in the Philippine territory--a powerful voice that eventually drove the intruding vessels...
President Duterte fumed against former Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Cuisia Jr. who previously criticized the administration for not putting pressure on China through the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address at the Malacañang Golf...
“Lacking, insulting, and derogatory.” These were the words used by opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Thursday, July 8, in describing the speech by President Duterte during the summit marking the centenary anniversary of China’s ruling party, the Communist Party of China (CPC). 1Sambayan...
The proposed new baselines law is set to reinforce the Philippines’ actual occupation and clarification of claims of the features in the West Philippine Sea, an international law expert said on Monday, July 5. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) During the online forum on Monday,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should commend the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel who are able to successfully drive away foreign vessels in the West Philippine Sea, saying congratulations are in order for these officers who bravely stood up for the country’s sovereign rigths,...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) have strengthened their radio communications capability training during their maritime patrol in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) conducted radio...
The enactment of the new baselines law is the “most inexpensive and effective means” to enforce the South China Sea Arbitral award won by the country against China, retired Supreme Court associate justice Francis Jardeleza said on Monday, July 5. Jardeleza has submitted a letter to President...
Over 100 additional ships were detected within the country’s maritime waters in the West Philippine Sea, a United States-based geospatial and data analyst firm reported. In a data released by US geospatial intelligence firm Simularity on Sunday, June 20, it said that the number of ships in the...
