SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and the United States are discussing conducting joint coast guard patrols, including in the South China Sea, a Manila official said on Monday, February 20. With overlapping sovereign claims in the strategic waterway, the Philippines has ramped up rhetoric against what it describes as China’s “aggressive activities” in the South China Sea, which has […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – At a premier security conference in Munich, Germany, Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo drew attention to China’s increasing harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, describing it as an occurrence that now formed part of the “daily situation” in the volatile waterway. “On a day-to-day basis, there are still […]
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:17 p.m.) — Several countries have expressed their support for the Philippines after the coast guard reported being tailed and directed a military-grade laser device by China during a rotation and resupply mission in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal last week. Read More –> Countries rally behind Philippines in maritime incidents with […]
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 16) — China on Wednesday denied that its coast guard ship pointed a military-grade laser at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, saying the use of laser was for “navigation safety.” The denial came after nations expressed support for the Philippines and called out the Chinese Coast Guard’s (CCG) recent […]
MANILA, Philippines — It was “offensive and unsafe,” Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said yesterday of a Chinese coast guard vessel’s beaming a military-grade laser light at a Philippine boat, blinding crewmembers on a mission to resupply a military outpost in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea last Feb. 6. Read More –> DND […]
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 14) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has urged Beijing to restrain its forces after the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) pointed military-grade laser light at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel near Ayungin Shoal. –> Read More AFP tells China to ‘restrain its forces’ following laser incident in […]
WASHINGTON/BEIJING — The United States held briefings in Washington and Beijing with foreign diplomats from 40 nations about the Chinese spy balloon that entered US airspace in late January, a senior administration official and diplomats said on Tuesday. Read More -> US briefed 40 nations on China balloon, diplomats and officials say
by Jarius Bondoc – Feb. 8, 2023 Luzon’s northernmost Y’Ami Island is only 165 miles from Taiwan. China’s planned invasion of Taiwan threatens Philippine security. The Chinese Communist Party will gain control of nearby air and naval bases. From there it can grab more Philippine reefs, isles, fishing grounds, and offshore minerals. Read More -> […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard has stepped up its presence in the disputed South China Sea by deploying additional vessels and conducting more sorties and overflights to protect maritime territory and the country’s fishermen, its chief said on Monday, February 6. Beijing’s sweeping claims of sovereignty over the waterway have drawn repeated complaints from […]
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 22) – The Department of National Defense (DND) on Thursday said it has ordered the military to increase its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in the wake of “monitored Chinese activities close to Pag-asa Island.” Read More –> PH to boost military presence in West PH Sea amid […]