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‘OVERKILL’ The China Coast Guard (right) does it again on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, this time on the Datu Pagbuaya of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. PHOTO FROM THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, United States, and Japan held a joint patrol in the West […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has strongly condemned the recent actions of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) and People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) against Philippine maritime personnel, calling the incident an “unwarranted and blatant violation of international law.” Estrada’s statement follows a disturbing escalation in […]
President Marcos —Malacañang photo NSC spokesperson Jonathan Malaya MANILA, Philippines — The National Security Council (NSC) on Monday downplayed the sighting last week of a Russian attack submarine […]
The Philippine Coast Guard locates Chinese research vessels Xiang Yang Hong 3, Jia Geng, and Xiang Yang Hong 10 at 210 nautical miles or 389 kilometers east of Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Photo from Jay Tarriela/X) MANILA, Philippines — Three Chinese research vessels were spotted within the eastern portion […]
FILE PHOTO: The BRP Sierra Madre, a Navy warship that now serves as military outpost, keeps watch over Ayungin (Second Thomas), located within the country’s exclusive economic zone. Nearby are Chinese coast guard and militia vessels in this shot taken on February 21, 2023, during an aerial surveillance by the Philippine Coast Guard. —Philippine Daily […]
The defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member-states pushed for a binding Code of Conduct (CoC) for the South China Sea and called for self-restraint in activities that would escalate tensions in the disputed waters. In a joint declaration after meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday, Asean defense chiefs renewed their […]
Defense Sec. Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.—Senate PRIB MANILA, Philippines — There is an “increasing demand by Beijing” for Manila to give up its claims in the heavily disputed South China Sea despite the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated its sweeping claims in the strategic waterway, Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday. “What […]
Philippine Air Force’s NC212i provides logistic support during the simulated island seizure exercise as part of the AJEX DAGIT-PA 08-2024 on November 6 at Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea. MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) showed indifference to the presence of Chinese warships during Wednesday’s maritime drills in the West […]
Cristina Chi – Philstar.com October 22, 2024 | 1:48pm MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines will no longer provide the public with weekly updates on the number of Chinese vessels seen swarming the West Philippine Sea, opting instead for monthly summaries that it believes will capture the “bigger picture.” Roy Vincent Trinidad, […]
SUMMARY WASHINGTON, USA – Two senior Republican US senators have asked President Joe Biden to provide a complete list of options developed by the Pentagon and State Department to help support the Philippines in recent standoffs with Beijing over a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Central to tensions is the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, where the […]