Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (right) speaks while Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno listens intenly at a press briefing after the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 25, 2024. (Courtesy of OCD)...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, March 24 slammed the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) warning on the Philippines “not to play with fire” when the government is defending the country’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). ...
A rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) reaches the starboard side of BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal to deliver fresh supplies for Filipino troops manning the outpost in the West Philippine Sea on March 23, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS),...
Despite alleged intimidation from Chinese vessels, a team of Filipino scientists have completed marine scientific research on two sandbars near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for WPS, said the contingent was...
China fired yet another water cannon on a Philippine vessel in the Ayungin Shoal because the latter supposedly "illegally entered" into an area of Philippine waters that it claimed to be part of its territory. The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Saturday, March 23, issued a statement that justified...
A rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) reaches the starboard side of BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal to deliver fresh supplies for Filipino troops manning the outpost in the West Philippine Sea on March 23, 2024. (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
Flag of China (Usplash) National agencies with auxiliary forces must be more discerning of the people they accept into their ranks. This was House Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre's reaction to the Philippine...
China assured the Philippines that it is not a threat after President Marcos expressed concern about the risk of Beijing’s continued dispute in the West Philippine Sea. At the same time, China also claimed that it is the Philippines that is making provocations in the waters, stirring up...
China has warned it would be "dangerous" to implicate its internal issue with Taiwan in its maritime dispute with the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said that "the Taiwan question is not and should never become an issue between China and...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Malacañan Palace. (PPA/ Marianne Bermudez) Several top-ranking members of the House of Representatives have welcomed the revitalized partnership...
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken (File photo) United States (US) State Secretary Antony J. Blinken’s visit to the Philippines will help Manila maintain a rules-based order in the South China Sea. Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, PN spokesperson for West Philippine Sea, made the remark on...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Don't look now, but Chinese nationals were able to operate within the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the past two to three years--or maybe even...
