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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
14 missing from fishing boat after sea collision
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was searching on Monday, June 29, for 14 people missing since a fishing boat and cargo vessel collided in choppy waters two nights earlier. It was not immediately clear if the fishing boat ...
- June 30, 2020
PH protest Chinese Coast Guard's actions
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested the shadowing, blocking, dangerous maneuver and radio challenges by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels conducting legitimate maritime ...
- May 4, 2021
Missing fisherman found dead in Ilog
The body of the missing fisherman in Ilog had finally been recovered two days after he and his brother figured in a sea mishap. Philippine Coast Guard Negros Occidental Chief Lieutenant Commander Jansen Benjamin said the ...
- July 11, 2020
Philippines, US defense chiefs discuss maritime dispute
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has committed to United States (US) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III that he will discuss the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with President Rodrigo Duterte. Austin, on the other ...
- April 13, 2021
AFP plans to construct structures on WPS isles
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 25, 2021
220 Chinese vessels with militia sighted in WPS
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 ...
- March 22, 2021
Senators seek justice for 3 fisherfolk killed in WPS ramming incident
Senators on Wednesday called on authorities to secure Filipinos fishing within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that three fishermen died when their boat was rammed ...
- October 5, 2023