Browsing by Name "Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)"
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1,500 mangroves planted in Leganes
(Panay News,December 10, 2022 , on page 2)Around 1,500 mangrove seedlings were planted by the Regional Finance Service Office (RFSO) of the Police Regional Office 6 at the Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark (LIKE) in Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes town on Friday ... -
10,000 volunteers join coastal cleanup drive
(Manila Bulletin,September 20, 2015 , on page 9)Some 10,000 participants responded to the call to help protect marine environment and actively took part in the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day along the Manila Bay shoreline. The volunteers, armed with gloves, ... -
220 Chinese vessels swarm Phl reef in WPS
(The Philippine Star,March 22, 2021 , on page 2)About 220 Chinese maritime militia vessels were spotted within the West Philippine Sea earlier this month, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), prompting the Philippines to file a ... -
220 Chinese vessels with militia sighted in WPS
(SunStar Philippines,March 22, 2021 , on page 4)Over 200 fishing vessels believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia were sighted in line formation at the Julian Felipe Reef (Whitsun Reef) on March 7, 2021, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea ... -
240 Chinese ships swarm in West PH Sea
(Manila Bulletin,April 15, 2021 , on page 1-5)China should pull out its over 240 ships lingering in the West Philippine Sea and respect the country’s sovereignty, a government task force in charge of looking after the area said Tuesday night. According to the National ... -
240 Chinese vessels spotted lingering in West Philippine Sea
(SunStar Philippines,April 15, 2021 , on page 3)The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) on Tuesday, April 13, denounced the continued swarming of Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) and Maritime Militia vessels, which Chinese authorities have claimed to be ... -
240 Chinese vessels spotted lingering in West Philippine Sea
(SunStar Philippines,April 15, 2021 , on page 5)The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) on Tuesday, April 13, denounced the continued swarming of Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) and Maritime Militia vessels, which Chinese authorities have claimed to be ... -
4 missing as dive boat sinks off reef
(Manila Standard,May 1, 2023 , on page A2)Rescuers were searching for four people Sunday after a boat carrying more than a dozen scuba divers sank at a World Heritage-listed marine sanctuary in the Philippines, authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard said 28 ... -
4 Vietnamese held for illegal fishing off Pag-Asa Island
(Tempo,October 5, 2022 , on page 2)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed yesterday that four Vietnamese fishermen have been apprehended by authorities after they were allegedly caught in the act of using sodium cyanide, a poisonous compound, in their ... -
5 important facts about China's alleged incursion in Pag-Asa Island
(The Daily Guardian,August 29, 2017 , on page 5)Not long after the Philippines hosted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings, reports emerged that Chinese vessels have been gathering near Pag-Asa (Thitu) island in the West Philippine ... -
6 bodies from Samar boat blast retrieved
(Daily Tribune,August 28, 2022 , on page B14)Retrieval teams found four more human remains off Tarangnan waters in Samar bringing to six the total number of dead bodies from the boat that exploded during a recent sea encounter between government troops and a group ... -
ABS-CBN's reckless WPS news coverage
(Daily Tribune,April 18, 2021 , on page A5)For a broadcast facility that is legally unable to go on the air because it has no legislative franchise to operate, ABS-CBN is still making its presence felt in the country via its continuing newscasts aired mainly through ... -
AFP building fishermen's shelter off Batanes
(The Philippine Star,June 19, 2018 , on page 2)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is building a fisherman’s shelter in the northernmost uninhabited island of Batanes, which will increase the presence of Filipino fisherfolk in the isolated area. Lt. Col. Isagani ... -
AFP chief 'alarmed' at a new China coast guard law
(The Philippine Star,February 10, 2021 , on page 5)Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said he finds “very alarming” the new Chinese law allowing its coast guard to fire at perceived intruders in what China considers its ... -
AFP Chief lied on new 'illegal structures' at Union Banks
(The Manila Times,April 12, 2021 , on page A1-A5)Or perhaps Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana was just fed the wrong information or just ignorant of the Spratly Islands dispute, when he claimed last April 1 that the Chinese had built new illegal ... -
AFP chief pushes Pinoy structures in West PH Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 23, 2021 , on page A3)The military’s highest-ranking official on Thursday proposed that the country also start building structures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) considering China’s apparent disregard for the status quo agreement among states ... -
AFP chief to increase sea patrols
(Manila Standard,February 10, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The new Armed Forces of the Philippines chief said Tuesday he would increase patrols in contested waters due to what he described as an "alarming" China law that allows its Coast Guard to at foreign vessels and tear down ... -
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 denies order to stop West Philippine Sea patrols
(Manila Bulletin,June 10, 2018 , on page 3)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday belied an opposition lawmaker's reported allegations that President Duterte has issued a directive to stop patrol operations at the disputed West Philippine Sea. Colonel ... -
AFP helps in search for 7 fishermen
(The Philippine Star,May 31, 2022 , on page 9)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has joined a search and rescue operation being conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for seven fishermen who were reported missing following a collision between a fishing ...