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    • Bato has another suspect in WPS boat collision 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      Talk about having usual suspects. Perhaps one cannot blame this senator for having such instincts; he’s an ex-top cop, after all. Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Friday said China could be behind the recent collision between ...

    • AFP, PCG to China Coast Guard: ‘Restrain your forces’ 

      Mangosing, Frances (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 ...

    • Locsin sees China warship harassing PH boats up close 

      Mangosing, Frances; Ticke, Geraldford (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      A Chinese Navy warship stalked the BRP Sindangan (MRRV-4407), one of the two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships escorting Filipino boats bringing supplies to a small garrison at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal this week. ...

    • Troops at Nido outpost see vital role amid isolation 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      The passing of each day is slow and tedious for a small group of soldiers deployed to the Nido observation post, a former gas platform that has been turned into a military outpost located northwest of this island province. ...

    • PH-Aussie forces regain territory from ‘invaders’ in Palawan mock drills 

      Mangosing, Frances; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 22, 2023, on page A4)
      Filipino and Australian troops trained for the first time together on Monday in the defense and recapture of territory from mock invaders in this coastal town facing the West Philippine Sea, amid festering maritime tensions ...

    • Militias don't ease tension, Marcos says at Asean meet 

      Mangaluz, Jean (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2023, on page A7)
      President Marcos on Thursday urged leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to oppose the use of maritime militia in disputed areas of the South China Sea, a day after China claimed that it was upholding ...

    • Time to demythologize China's 10-dash line 

      Vargas, Tomas H. C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 13, 2023, on page A9)
      On Aug. 28, 2023, China released its standard national map which includes a 10-dash line, an extended version of its nine-dash line claim, with the 10th dash covering the eastern coast of Taiwan. This drew immediate protests ...

    • A new arbitration in the South China Sea? 

      Jardeleza, Francis H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2023, on page A8)
      President Marcos should consider filing a new arbitration case, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), against China. This time, it is over China’s recent dangerous actions against our coast ...

    • PCG: Collision probe to determine compensation for grieving kin, survivors 

      Cabalza, Dexter; Lagare, Jordeene B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2023, on page A4)
      The survivors of the ill-fated Filipino fishing boat FB Dearyn want the government to help them get justice for the tragedy that killed three of their crewmates. They are also seeking compensation from the owners of the ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 23, Series of 2023, 06 October 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 8, 2023, on page A2)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian in Capiz, Mambuquiao and Camanci, Batan in Aklan); coastal waters of Panay; Pilar; President Roxas; Roxas City in Capiz; coastal waters of Gigantes Islands, ...

    • Kin of fishers killed in WPS boat ramming await promised aid 

      Joaquin, Ansbert B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 9, 2023, on page A9)
      Relatives and friends of the three fishermen who died in a boat ramming incident in the waters off Pangasinan province in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) appealed to the government to make true its promised assistance as ...

    • PCG on the track of oil tanker in boat ramming 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 13, 2023, on page A6)
      While the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has yet to categorically say that it was a Marshall Islands-registered crude oil tanker that hit a Filipino fishing boat off Pangasinan early this month, it has started tracking its ...

    • Verde Island Passage faces new oil spill threat 

      Virola, Madonna T.; Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 29, 2023, on page A8)
      A fishing vessel carrying 70,000 liters of diesel nearly sank off the coast of Calatagan, Batangas, on Sunday, sparking fears of another oil spill in the fragile biodiversity of Verde Island Passage (VIP), an advocacy group ...

    • Beijing: We are keeping peace, tranquility 

      Mangaluz, Jean (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 7, 2023, on page A4)
      President Marcos on Wednesday directly told Chinese Premier Li Qiang that the Philippines would press on with its claim to the West Philippine Sea, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). ...

    • Marcos: Maritime dispute not just about hegemony 

      Mangaluz, Jean (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 7, 2023, on page A4)
      President Marcos rejected attempts to portray the South China Sea territorial dispute as a contest between two superpowers, saying these undermined the sovereignty of other countries involved in the conflict. “The Philippines ...

    • Allies condemn Ayungin incident, stand behind PH 

      Santos, Tina G.; Mangosing, Frances (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 ...

    • 3 bays in Samar placed on red tide alert 

      Gabieta, Joey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 9, 2023, on page A9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned the public not to consume shellfish products taken from three bays on Samar Island where the red tide toxin was detected. “To safeguard human lives, we are ...

    • PCG dispels fear of oil spill off Batangas 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2023, on page A6)
      A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official on Tuesday dismissed the concerns raised by environmental groups about an oil spill along the fragile Verde Island Passage (VIP) after a fishing vessel carrying 70,000 liters of ...

    • Expect more joint patrols in South China Sea–US nat’l security adviser 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2024, on page A2-A3)
      The Philippines, United States, Japan and Australia will conduct more military patrols in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) after their first-ever joint maritime drills involving warships from the four nations in ...

    • More Chinese warships, maritime militia in WPS 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2024, on page A1-A4)
      The Philippine Navy has spotted about 15 to 25 warships near Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, some 37 kilometers southeast of Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal where a grounded World War II-era warship serves as a Philippine outpost. ...