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AFP completes resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal
(The Manila Times,December 19, 2022 , on page A2)The Western Command (Wescom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said that they were able to complete another resupply mission to the troops manning the BRP Sierra Madre grounded in the Ayungin Shoal, ... -
AFP sounds alarm: Rozul reef's corals wiped out; Chinese militia vessels under scrutiny
(Panay News,September 18, 2023 , on page 9-15)Coral reefs in Rozul reef, where suspected Chinese militia vessels have been spotted, are now entirely gone, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Saturday. The Western Command Commander expressed suspicions ... -
AFP, PCG to China Coast Guard: ‘Restrain your forces’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 7, 2023 , on page A3-A6)The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday denounced the China Coast Guard (CCG) for blocking and using water cannons on Filipino vessels on a resupply mission to one of the country’s ... -
AFP: Chinese 'fishermen' used vs PH in two ways
(Panay News,September 16, 2023 , on page 9-15)When they are not directly supporting the China Coast Guard (CCG) in blocking supplies to a key Philippine outpost in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Chinese maritime militia (CMM) posing as fishermen are harming the ... -
Ahead of Duterte's China visit, Beijing firm on SCS
(The Philippine Star,August 26, 2019 , on page 8)Beijing’s position of not recognizing the United Nations ruling on South China Sea (SCS) arbitration “has not changed a bit,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasized ahead of President Duterte’s visit to China from Aug. ... -
'Alarming': Rozul Reef stripped of its corals
(Manila Standard,September 17, 2023 , on page A1)The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Saturday reported massive coral harvesting in Rozul Reef in the West Philippine Sea where Chinese militia vessels were seen swarming. AFP Western Command head Vice Admiral Albert ... -
Allies condemn Ayungin incident, stand behind PH
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 7, 2023 , on page A1-A6)The United States and other countries on Sunday said they stand with the Philippines in the face of the China Coast Guard's (CCG) “dangerous actions” when it fired water cannons at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) supply ... -
Another harassment incident recorded in Ayungin Shoal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 29, 2022 , on page A4)A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel blocked a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ship on its way to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in late June, according to ... -
Anti-China alliance coalescing in South China Sea
(DailyGuardian,May 11, 2021 , on page 4-5)Major powers are wading deeper into the South China Sea in a series of moves that promise to rile China while answering US calls for like-minded nations to counter jointly Beijing's rising assertiveness in the crucial and ... -
Aquino-del Rosario offered Sabah to Malaysia for its support in arbitration case vs. China
(The Manila Times,September 18, 2019 , on page A1-A5)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) under President Benigno Aquino 3rd's watch, then headed by Albert del Rosario, practically offered to drop our decades-old claim over Sabah against Malaysia in exchange for Kula ... -
Ayungin resupply mission succeeds
(Manila Bulletin,November 24, 2021 , on page 1-7)The Philippines has successfully resuppllied its troops stationed at Ayungin Shoal, Macalañang announced Tuesday, Nov. 23. Dumating na ang resupply boats sa Ayungin Shoal At nakarating na sa BRP Sierra Madre ngayong ... -
Barrier removal BBM's call - PCG
(Daily Tribune,September 26, 2023 , on page A1-A6)Dismantling the floating barrier that China installed at Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc is a matter for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to decide, a Philippine Coast Guard official said yesterday. Commodore Jay ... -
Bongbong Marcos open to use Indonesia-PH border deal model amid talks with China
(SunStar Philippines,September 7, 2022 , on page 5)President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, he is willing to explore maritime border talks with China and other countries using the strategy that resulted in the peaceful agreement with Indonesia ... -
Brawner calls out Chinese propaganda
(Daily Tribune,October 11, 2023 , on page A1-A6)Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Tuesday dismissed China's claim that it drove away a Philippine Navy ship from Scarborough Shoal. "It came from Beijing, right? Then that's Chinese propaganda. ... -
BRP Sierra Madre to stay in Ayungin-AFP
(The Manila Times,December 7, 2021 , on page A9)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that the BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), will remain, despite calls by Beijing to have it removed. We are not moving LT-57 or the ... -
Build outposts, research stations in WPS-Carpio
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 15, 2022 , on page A4)Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday suggested building permanent civilian installations at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal and other parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to enforce ... -
Carpio sees Sino militia at work, urges 'strong signal' to China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 16, 2019 , on page A2-A6)The Philippines should send a strong signal to China that a repeat of the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea could lead to a break of diplomatic ties, Supreme Court Senior Associate ... -
Carpio: Marcos stand a 'welcome sea change'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 29, 2022 , on page A1-A2)Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio lauded the recent pronouncement by President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that he would assert the 2016 decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration favoring Manila against ... -
China calls reported reclamation activities in Spratlys 'fake news'
(BusinessWorld,December 22, 2022 , on page S1/12)China on Wednesday denied allegations that it is conducting reclamation activities in unoccupied features of the resource-rich Spratlys Island, parts of which are claimed by the Philippines and calls it the Kalayaan Island ... -
China can't make arrests in disputed sea
(Daily Tribune,September 10, 2023 , on page A2)China does not have the “authority or power” to conduct law enforcement operations on waters under the Philippine exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, an official of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said. ...