Marcos enacts laws to strengthen PH claims in West Philippine Sea

Julie Aurelio - @inquirerdotnet 11/09/2024

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday enacted two laws that defined the country’s maritime zones and its archipelagic sea-lanes and air routes to assert the Philippines’ rights over its waters, especially the West Philippine Sea. Republic Act…

Sara: I’ll throw Marcos Sr.’s body into WPS if attacks continue

Zacarian Sarao 10/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday that she previously warned Sen. Imee Marcos that if political attacks from the current administration continued, she would personally dig up former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s…

China ‘monster ship’ inches closer to PCG vessel

John Eric Mendoza 07/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The China “monster ship” has been inching closer to the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) vessel at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. According to PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore…

China ‘monster ship’ spotted near Ayungin Shoal

John Eric Mendoza 06/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — China’s ‘monster ship’ was spotted near the Ayungin Shoal by the West Philippine Sea monitor on Monday, June 24. As of 9:00 a.m., the 12,000-ton CCG vessel “passed close” to the Philippines’ naval station near…

Escoda Shoal corals may be dead – expert

John Eric Mendoza 06/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Almost all corals in the shallow waters of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal may be dead, a University of the Philippines (UP) marine scientist said Friday. Dr. Jonathan Anticamara, of the University of the Philippines Institute…

Marcos: PH will do whatever it takes to defend WPS claims

Nestor Corrales 06/01/2024

SINGAPORE – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asserted on Friday that the Philippines will defend its sovereignty in the South China Sea against Beijing’s expansive claims do “whatever it takes to protect our sovereign home,” including areas of…

China: Marcos gov’t abandons ‘new approach’ to ease WPS tensions

Dona Pazzibungan 04/19/2024

China claimed they had an “internal understanding” and a “new approach” to ease tension at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea with the Philippines. However, they said the Marcos administration later “abandoned” it after…

US, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines

04/13/2024

ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (AP) — A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met…

Duterte denies he ‘conceded’ anything in WPS deal with China

Charie Abarca 04/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Finally breaking his silence on the issue, former President Rodrigo Duterte denied “conceding” anything in the deal he supposedly forged with China on the West Philippine Sea. In a press conference aired live on …

Marcos ‘horrified’ by ‘agreement’ between China, PH on WPS

Luisa Cabato 04/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he is “horrified” by the idea of the so-called secret agreement between China and the Philippines regarding the country’s territory. According to Marcos, his administration also has no…

PH, allies conduct joint maritime drills in WPS

Frances G. Mangosing 04/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, along with its key security allies — the United States, Australia, and Japan — on Sunday held their inaugural joint maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), responding to rising tensions…

Pimentel: Duterte-Xi ‘gentleman’s agreement’ unconstitutional

Marlon Ramos 04/06/2024

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said that the supposed “gentleman’s agreement” between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding the West Philippine Sea issue is unconstitutional and should not hold any weight for…

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