Marcos tells Xi: Philippine fishers should work freely in West Philippine Sea

Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ 11/19/2023

SAN FRANCISCO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and again raised his concern over Beijing’s growing aggression in the West Philippines Sea (WPS), a cause of recurring tensions that last…

Philippines accuses China of intruding into its waters

11/02/2023

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Thursday accused China of intruding into its waters after an incident involving the two countries’ military vessels at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea earlier this week. The Department…

Philippine Fleet tests missile, drones in West PH Sea

10/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine fleet tested its drone and missile systems in the West Philippine Sea in a bid to bolster its deterrence capability against external attacks. Lieutenant Giovanni Badidles of the Philippine Fleet Public Affairs…

China’s new ‘10-dash line’ map incorporates Taiwan, most of West PH Sea

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter 08/31/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The People’s Republic of China has released the 2023 edition of its standard map. It now includes parts of self-ruled Taiwan and most of the West Philippine Sea. A “ten-dash line” has been added…

PCG condemns China Coast Guard’s water cannon attack in WPS

Faith Argosino 08/06/2023

  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has condemned the Chinese Coast Guard’s (CCG) “illegal” and “dangerous” use of water cannon against its vessels escorting boats delivering supplies to Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel…

With latest confrontation in WPS, Isko reiterates ‘fearless’ stance in defending territory

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter 11/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso reiterated on Thursday that he will be “fearless” in fighting for the country’s territory if he is elected president in 2022, amid the latest Chinese intrusion near the…

PH to continue asserting sovereignty after latest ‘illegal’ acts of China Coast Guard in WPS

Daniza Fernandez - Reporter / @DFernandezINQ 11/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will continue to insist on its “sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over our territory” despite reports that the China Coast Guard recently “blocked and water cannoned” Philippine supply boats in the West…

Big words

Kay Rivera - @inquirerdotnet 07/05/2021

“No one will live in a squatter (area) especially in Metro Manila.” “I will eradicate corruption in government offices.” These lofty promises sound awfully familiar. They were spoken not by our incumbent President but by Sen. Manny…

MARLAWPH: Listen to the Filipinos’ clamor to defend our sovereign rights

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 06/08/2021

Listen and respond to the clamor of the Filipinos to defend their sovereign rights and entitlements in the West Philippines Sea (WPS). In a published statement, the Maritime Law Association of the Philippines (MARLAWPh) called on the…

China does not possess the WPS

Antonio T. Carpio - @inquirerdotnet 05/20/2021

President Duterte’s mantra is “China is in possession of the West Philippine Sea (WPS).” The President made this declaration on several occasions: the November 2018 Asean-India Summit in Singapore, his July 2019 and 2020 State of the…

‘Might is right’ vs ‘Right is might’

Artemio V. Panganiban - @inquirerdotnet 04/25/2021

By swarming the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with more than 200 militia and coast guard ships and by prohibiting our people from fishing in our exclusive economic zone (EEZ), China is imposing the old adage of “Might…

The cost of Chinese poaching in WPS

Solita Collas-Monsod - @inquirerdotnet 04/10/2021

Watching what is happening in Myanmar—the people being killed by the military who are sworn to defend them—my mind hearkens back to our Edsa Revolt against the Marcos dictatorship. Myanmar, in free and fair elections, repudiated their…

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