Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar said China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea was leading to global isolation even as multiple countries have come forward to back the Philippine’s position on the territorial dispute. “The irresponsible and aggressive actions of the China Coast Guard is leading China to global isolation,” […]

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday said the review on the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) may be finished by the end of 2023. “Perhaps by the end of the year,” Teodoro told reporters in Pampanga during the turnover and blessing ceremonies of the C-208B aircraft at Clark Air […]

THE Stratbase-Albert Del Rosario Institute (ADRi) has thrown its full support to the deepening of relations between the Philippines and Australia. “[The commonwealth] has consistently been among the countries most trusted by Filipinos,” Stratbase-ADRi president Dindo Manhit said. “We are grateful for Australia’s unwavering support for the Philippines, particularly its recognition of the 2016 arbitral […]

The Office of the Solicitor General on Wednesday said it is considering filing a new complaint against China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration, this time on the reported damage to corals in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “The OSG is in the midst of a full-blown study on our legal options regarding the West […]

(UPDATE) THE Philippines will file environmental cases against China for its destructive activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). The announcement came just days after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported the severe damage inflicted by Chinese operations on the marine environment of Rozul Reef and Escoda Shoal, […]

MANILA, Philippines — China now owes the Philippines over P800 billion in terms of stolen marine life and destroyed natural resources in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senator Risa Hontiveros said Thursday. “Time to pay up. Dati nang umayaw ang Chinese Embassy nang naningil tayo ng mahigit sa P200 billion dahil sa paninira ng Tsina […]

More nations are sailing with the country as the Philippine Navy’s (PN) guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) completed a bilateral sail in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Thursday with the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341). The two ships met and established radio communications in the vicinity of Malampaya […]

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan and their main security ally, the United States, formed a trilateral front against Chinese incursions in the South China Sea following a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. “The Philippines, as you are aware, continues to face challenges with […]

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines vowed on Tuesday not to back down in the face of a Chinese effort to block its fishermen from a fiercely contested shoal in the South China Sea, while Beijing warned the Southeast Asian nation not to “provoke and cause trouble.” The comments came a day after Manila cut a […]

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday stressed his commitment to continue to protect the Philippine territories following China’s installation of floating barriers in the West Philippine Sea. Marcos finally broke his silence about the issue on the floating barrier installed by Chinese vessels that surfaced last Sunday. Read More–>Marcos speaks up […]