Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 10) – Lawmakers and some ambassadors condemned China’s coast guard and militia for firing a water cannon again at a Filipino supply boat headed for the Ayungin Shoal on Friday. The vessel was on a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre when the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) attempted to […]
For more than two decades, it has been an unlikely flashpoint in the South China Sea: a rusty, World War II-era ship beached on a tiny reef that has become a symbol of Philippine resistance against Beijing. The Philippine government ran the vessel aground in 1999 on the Second Thomas Shoal, a contested reef 120 […]
NSC Press Release 10 November 2023 Statement of the National Task Force-West Philippine Sea November 10, 2023, Manila At 0730H, today, 10 November 2023, China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) vessels recklessly harassed, blocked, executed dangerous maneuvers in another attempt to illegally impede or obstruct a routine resupply and rotation mission to […]
MANILA — An official of the National Security Council warned against Filipinos who have been echoing the side of China in the ongoing territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. According to NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya, they have been monitoring some influencers and groups who tend to echo China’s sentiments on the West […]
STATEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE SECRETARY GILBERTO C. TEODORO, JR. The President called a special Command Conference this morning of the national security and defense clusters in order to be briefed and to give his guidance on the latest violation by China of the sovereignty of the Republic of the Philippines. The Philippine government […]
President Marcos has recognized Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officers who were at the frontline of several incidents, including those against China Coast Guard, in the West Philippine Sea. Marcos led the awarding of Coast Guard officers during the 122nd founding anniversary of the PCG on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The PCG officers were honored for their […]
Over the course of history, the South China Sea (SCS) has been a region marked by turbulent tides, fraught with numerous disputes and assertive displays of power. However, recent years have seen an unprecedented surge in global interest surrounding these waters, as China escalates its maritime ambitions to a level that often encroaches upon the […]
The Philippines and Canada have signed an agreement that will allow Ottawa to help Manila monitor its coastal waters and the high seas using a Canadian satellite surveillance program, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. Canada’s Dark Vessel program uses satellite technology to locate and track ships illegally fishing anywhere even if they […]
If you have facts on your side, pound the facts; if you have law on your side, pound the law; if you have neither facts nor law, pound the table. Communist China has neither facts nor law on its side on the Spratlys, Scarborough and Ayungin issue. It’s not only pounding the table but aggressing […]