A photo handout dated May 11, 2024 shows the dumping of dead and crushed corals on the sandbars of Escoda Shoal, 75 nautical miles from the coastline of Palawan, which resembles island-building activities blamed by the Philippine Coast Guard on China. (Photo by PCG) Sabina Shoal, or locally known...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has formally resigned from Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) and will pursue a path as an "independent legislator" effective immediately. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB photo) In a letter addressed to Senator Robin Padilla, the...
Philippine coast Guard (PCG) personnel waive Philippine and Vietnamese flags as they welcome Vietnam Coast Guard patrol ship Canh Sat Bien (CSB)-8002 in Port Area, Manila on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines and Vietnam, which have overlapping territorial...
(L-R) German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius and Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. shake hands during a bilateral meeting in Makati City on Aug. 4, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The defense departments of the Philippines and...
Chinese research vessel Ke Xue San Hao has been navigating throug several critical locations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) since July 26, 2024, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. (Courtesy of PCG) A Chinese research vessel has been closely monitored by the Philippine Coast Guard...
The Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the multi-role guided missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) of the Philippine Navy (PN) hold a bilateral maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo:...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) Following the joint sail...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada stressed the crucial role of military officials and defense scholarsPhilippines’ defense against growing cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada) He said this in a speech...
A Vietnamese fishing boat sinks inside the vicinity waters of Quirino (Jackson) Atoll in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Photo: Philippine Navy) A Vietnamese fishing boat submerged inside an atoll in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed on Thursday, Aug. 1. PN...
(Front to back) BRP Ramon Alcaraz and USS Mobile sail together in the West Philippine Sea on July 31, 2024 as part of the Philippines-United States maritime cooperative activity (MCA). (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) sailed together...
BRP Sierra Madre (File photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) Nine Chinese vessels were monitored by Philippine authorities during the July 27 rotation and resupply (RORE) mission to BRP Sierra Madre outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, the National Security Council (NSC) said on Sunday, July...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (File photo) The West Philippine Sea (WPS) is a real thing and not a figment of imagination, unlike China’s 10-dash line claim in the South China Sea (SCS). This was pointed out by National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año during the concluding session on...
