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Eyes on WPS: Coast Guard builds command outposts on 3 islands
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has set up command-observation posts (COPs) on three islands in the Kalayaan Island Group in Palawan province, which are expected to improve its maritime domain awareness in the West ...
- May 21, 2022
Coast Guard to unveil new Kalayaan station
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will unveil on Thursday its new operation hub on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. The hub includes a four-unit structure made of modular containers fully equipped with radar, ...
- November 4, 2021
Coast Guard's BRP Cabra shoos away 7 Chinese, Vietnamese vessels
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) authorities shooed away five Chinese and two Vietnamese fishing vessels near Marie Louise Bank, 272.24 kilometers off El Nido town in Palawan province, in another daring act to protect the ...
- July 5, 2021
US warship challenges Beijing's claims in Spratlys
A United States warship on Saturday sailed near a disputed area in the South China Sea, the second “freedom of navigation operation” meant to challenge “excessive maritime claims” in the region since Wednesday. According ...
- July 18, 2022
Chinese embassy’s ‘One Sea’ video draws wave of anger
A wave of anger and disapproval swept social media over a music video that was intended to celebrate China’s solidarity with the Philippines in fighting the coronavirus. Netizens raged after watching the video of the song ...
- April 26, 2020
Sino maritime militias back in bigger groups
A government task force watching over the country’s western waters reported on Wednesday that Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels were back inside the West Philippine Sea and the country’s 370-kilometer exclusive economic ...
- May 13, 2021
South China Sea as zone of peace
The Philippines and China have already signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the terms of reference (TOR) to jointly cooperate in exploiting the oil and gas in the West Philippines Sea. The missing element is ...
- November 5, 2020
Coast Guard seizes Chinese dredger for illegal entry
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a Chinese dredger for “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters more than a year after it was cleared to leave the country, the Coast ...
- January 30, 2021
DOJ: Gem-Ver fishermen seeking P12M compensation
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said his department had submitted to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) a report on the estimated P12 million being sought by the owner and crew members of the FB Gem-Ver, as ...
- September 18, 2020
PH Navy vessel docks at Pagasa Island port
The Philippine Navy’s BRP Ivatan (LC298) made history last week for being the first Navy vessel to dock at the newly constructed port at Pagasa Island on the West Philippine Sea. In a statement issued on late Tuesday, Naval ...
- May 21, 2020