Bong Go to PCG: File charges vs commercial vessel involved in ramming incident in South China Sea

Futch Anthony Inso 10/06/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is asking the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to pursue the filing of charges against the operator of the foreign commercial vessel that hit a Filipino fishing boat northwest of Scarborough…

Bongbong Marcos, US VP Harris discuss South China Sea

Jean Mangaluz 09/07/2023

JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris met on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Jakarta, the Palace said Thursday.   “President…

No truth to report PH nixed joining South China Sea drills – Brawner

John Eric Mendoza 08/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Monday debunked a Japanese media report stating that Philippine government declined to participate in a supposed multilateral naval exercise among…

Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over South China Sea map

Reuters 07/03/2023

HANOI — Vietnam has banned Warner Bros’ highly-anticipated film “Barbie” from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China’s unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday. The U-shaped…

Philippines, China to discuss fishing rights in South China Sea-Marcos

05/01/2023

MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said China has agreed to discuss fishing rights in the South China Sea, as he pushed for a “direct communication line” with Beijing on maritime differences. China has agreed to…

China says Philippine boat’s ‘provocative action’ caused near-crash

Inquirer.net 04/29/2023

This photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows the Philippine coast guard vessel BRP Malapascua (L) manoeuvering as a Chinese coast guard ship cuts its path at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the disputed…

BBM to military: Adjust accordingly to South China Sea dispute

Daphne Galvez 02/28/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Amid tension in the South China Sea, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday told the military that the Philippines should “adjust accordingly” to the situation. Marcos said the Philippines faces a “more complex…

No PH-China territorial dispute; China claiming PH territory in SCS — Bongbong Marcos

Daphne Galvez 09/24/2022

NEW YORK CITY, United States — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday (Saturday, Manila time) pointed out that the Philippines has no territorial dispute with China – it is China that is claiming Philippine territory in…

Ayungin Shoal: Duterte’s scared statement

Hermenegildo C. Cruz - @inquirerdotnet 12/09/2021

When I was growing up in Tondo, this was a common scene: A tough guy commits a crime and is brought to trial. In Tondo at that time, it was almost impossible to get witnesses to testify…

Hegemon and bully of South China Sea

Antonio T. Carpio - @inquirerdotnet 12/09/2021

Last Nov. 22, 2021, while marking the 30th year of the China-Asean dialogue relationship, China’s President Xi Jinping declared that China does not seek hegemony and will not bully its smaller neighbors. Chinese diplomats routinely assure the…

Netflix ordered to remove ‘Pine Gap’ episodes on China’s nine-dash line – DFA

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 11/01/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has ordered Netflix to cut out certain episodes of a political drama which showed a map of China’s “illegal” nine-dash line in the South China…

The game of chicken and Scarborough

Artemio V. Panganiban - @inquirerdotnet 07/04/2021

The South China Sea (SCS) and the East China Sea (ECS) have become the playgrounds of the game of chicken among the world’s superpowers, a dangerous game that could ignite a nuclear holocaust. Claiming “freedom of navigation,”…

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