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Gov't task force: Keep all Chinese ships off WPS
The Philippines on Wednesday has reiterated its call for China to withdraw its militia ships spotted massing in the country's maritime territory off the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The National Task Force for the West ...
- April 1, 2021
240 Chinese vessels spotted lingering in West Philippine Sea
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 ...
- April 15, 2021
Defense chief flies to disputed island amid feud
The Philippine defense chief and top military officials flew to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Tuesday, June 9, to inaugurate a beach ramp built to allow the “full-blast” development of the territory in a move ...
- June 11, 2020
AFP plans to build structures on WPS islands
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said they have proposed the construction of various structures on islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to better protect the disputed territory. ...
- April 24, 2021
Philippines warns it could seek us help amid feud with China
The Philippines could seek the help of the United States, with which it has a mutual defense treaty, to protect its interests in the South China Sea, Manila’s defense department said Thursday, April 8, in a veiled threat ...
- April 11, 2021
More Filipinos fishing in Bajo de Masinloc -- PCG
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday, March 25, 2022, that there are more Filipino fishermen fishing off waters in Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales. The PCG said from February 28 to March 5, they monitored around ...
- March 28, 2022
PH 'agrees to disagree' with China over South China Sea
Malacañang on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, said it will “agree to disagree” with the Chinese government’s refusal to honor the country’s appeal to respect the arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s claim over the South ...
- July 15, 2020
Enrile: Ruling on West Philippine Sea not meaningless
Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said the 2016 The Hague ruling favoring Philippines over China in its claim in the West Philippine Sea is not meaningless, but the United Nations (UN) has no police power to enforce ...
- May 19, 2021
Just paper, Duterte describes arbitral ruling
President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea dispute lacks teeth and could not be enforced. In another televised briefing Wednesday, May 5, 2021, Duterte said China’s President Xi ...
- May 8, 2021
DND orders more AFP presence in WPS
The Department of National Defense (DND) has directed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to beef up its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) following Chinese activities monitored near Pag-asa Island. In a ...
- December 23, 2022