A Philippine Coast Guard aircraft on Wednesday sighted a huge number of Chinese vessels, including a warship, in and around Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, where a civilian mission is headed. A group of journalists, including our team from GMA Integrated News, were on board the PCG aircraft to witness the conduct of […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Atin Ito coalition is holding its second civilian mission in the face of rising tensions between China and the Philippines. The coalition, which includes several civil society organizations, is sailing from May 14 to May 17, 2024, towards Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal, a feature within the Philippines’ exclusive economic […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – A coalition of civic organizations, including political, youth, and farmer and fishing groups, pushed through with a civilian mission to Scarborough or Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday, May 15. The group will sail towards the “general vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc,” a feature just over 120 nautical […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Long-term and systematic monitoring will ensure the survival of marine resources in the West Philippine Sea, scientists said in a forum on Monday, May 13. “These [underwater resources] are our treasures, but we don’t have a lot of information on what’s going on,” said Jonathan Anticamara, professor at the University of […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino fisherman who went overboard and ended up swimming and floating out at sea for over 18 hours was rescued by Vietnamese fisherfolk on May 4, the Philippine Navy said in a media release. Allan Maglangit, whom the Navy identified as a fisherman working for a company based in Cebu, […]
SUMMARY Claim: Soldiers from India have entered the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to counter China. Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim was posted on May 13, 2024, by the YouTube channel “PHILIPPINES TRENDING NEWS,” which has 494,000 subscribers. As of writing, the video has 63,696 views, 1,200 likes, and 139 comments. […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The “largest blockade” of Chinese vessels is en route to Panatag Shoal (also known as Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc) in the West Philippine Sea, ahead of a civilian mission to the area, said an expert and observer of maritime movements in the region on Monday, May 13. Raymond Powell, […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – When talking about the West Philippine Sea, narratives are important. Overlapping and diverging narratives took a scandalous turn last week, with Beijing claiming possession and threatening the release of a recorded phone call that, it said, proves that Western Command Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos had agreed to their terms in resupply […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – While vowing to “continue to focus its efforts on advancing cooperation with all countries,” the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, May 14, that it would “look into any reports of illegal and unlawful activities” of diplomats posted in the Philippines. “The Department of Foreign Affairs will look into […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is committed to sustaining a presence in a disputed area of the South China Sea to ensure China does not carry out reclamation activities at the Sabina Shoal, its spokesperson said on Monday, May 13. The PCG said on Saturday it has deployed ships to Sabina […]