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US challenges 19 nations' excessive maritime claims
The US defense department has cited China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam as among the 19 countries with “excessive maritime claims” that “if left unchallenged … could permanently infringe upon the freedom of the seas enjoyed ...
- March 19, 2021
Reported Chinese waste dumping in EEZ angers lawmakers
True or not, a report that Chinese ships have not only been intruding into the West Philippine Sea but have also been dumping raw sewage into the waters in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has angered lawmakers. ...
- July 14, 2021
PCG extends search for 14 missing
The search and retrieval operations for the 14 people missing from the June 27 sea collision off Mindoro Island has been extended until Tuesday, July 7, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). PCG spokesperson ...
- July 6, 2020
PH slams Chinese ship's dangerous maneuver
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday reported another “close distance maneuvering” by a vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) during a patrol in the West Philippine Sea early this month. In a statement the PCG said ...
- March 28, 2022
PH military chief Chinese vessels' formation suspicious
The Armed Forces chief, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, on Wednesday said the military-style formation of about 200 Chinese vessels at a reef within the country’s 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea ...
- March 25, 2021
Coast Guard insists dredger is Chinese
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday insisted that the dredger seized last week because of its “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters is a Chinese company-owned vessel. “Upon verification, the PCG ...
- February 5, 2021
PH: No abandoning Ayungin; US hits China 'escalation'
The Philippines will not abandon its outpost at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal despite attempts by China to block food and other supplies for the military detachment deployed there, Malacañang said on Friday. Also on Friday, ...
- November 20, 2021
AFP chief pushes Pinoy structures in West PH Sea
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 ...
- April 23, 2021
Gov't urged to file new case vs China
Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday said the Philippines should seek another arbitral case to oblige China to agree to ground rules in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and claim damages for ...
- April 1, 2022
Gem-Ver fishers finally getting ₱6-M compensation
Almost three years after what President Duterte played down as a “little maritime accident,” the 22 fishermen left for dead by a Chinese trawler that rammed their small fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea will finally ...
- April 29, 2022