PBBM stance on WPS remains: ‘What is ours is ours’ – Palace

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 03/01/2025

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s stance on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue remains firm and unchanged, maintaining that “what is ours is ours,” Malacañang said on Saturday. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press…

WPS chopper incident: US hits China, vows support to PH

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora 02/20/2025

  MANILA – The United States on Thursday described China’s recent dangerous flight maneuvers against a Filipino aircraft as “reckless” and a “threat” to navigation and overflight in the West Philippine Sea. A People’s Liberation Army Navy…

‘Chinese fisheries research ship seen in Philippine archipelagic waters’

Faith Argosino - Reporter / @FArgosinoINQINQUIRER.net 02/10/2025

MANILA, Philippines — A United States maritime expert reported on Monday that one of China’s largest fisheries research ships was seen passing through the Philippines’ archipelagic waters. “The Lan Hai 101, one of  China’s two largest fisheries…

NBI arrests 5 suspected Chinese ‘spies’ in Palawan

Gillian Villanueva - @inquirerdotnet 01/31/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested five more suspected Chinese spies for allegedly monitoring Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine Navy activities in Palawan, including troop resupply missions in the West Philippine…

PH gov’t launches comic book to fight false propaganda in WPS

Nestor Corrales 01/26/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines did not wield bolos, knives, and spears to defend its rights and fight false propaganda in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Instead, the government produced a comic book to educate Filipinos on the…

China’s ‘monster’ ship returns to West Philippine Sea

Frances Mangosing - @inquirerdotnet 01/13/2025

MANILA, Philippines — China’s largest coast guard vessel, nicknamed “The Monster,” returned to the West Philippine Sea over the weekend, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The PCG accused Beijing of trying to “normalize” such deployments…

BFAR ship hit with laser 6 times by Chinese vessel

Frances Mangosing - Reporter / @FMangosingINQ 12/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ship was struck by an unidentified Chinese vessel with a “high-intensity laser” in the West Philippine Sea last week. The BRP Datu Tamblot was en route…

West Philippine Sea: US, Japan join PH patrol after last China hostility

John Eric Mendoza 12/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, United States, and Japan held a joint patrol in the West Philippine Sea, following the latest aggression of China in the disputed waters. Manila’s routine maritime activity Friday involved the BRP Andres…

Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon, ‘sideswiped’ gov’t vessel

12/04/2024

Manila, Philippines–The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon and “sideswiped” a government vessel Wednesday, December 4, 2024, during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, after Beijing said it had “exercised control” over…

China called out for using ‘fake fishing boats’ in WPS

Jose Cielito Reganit 11/21/2024

MANILA – Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers on Wednesday assailed China’s blown-out covert tactics to maintain and establish a permanent presence of their coast guard or navy personnel in the West Philippine Sea…

Austin: ‘US Task Force Ayungin’ exists

John Eric Mendoza 11/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III disclosed the existence of a “U.S. Task Force Ayungin” as they reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to support Manila in its West Philippine Sea disputes with Beijing. During his…

Chinese and Philippine forces again avoid a clash in a fiercely disputed shoal under a rare deal

Associated Press 11/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine navy transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in the South China Sea without any confrontation with Chinese forces guarding the disputed area, officials said…

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