WEST PHILIPPINE SEA TRANSPARENCY GROUP
The Philippine government’s principled stand in the West Philippine Sea has nothing to do with domestic politics or so-called “publicity stunts.” It is China that has always opportunistically taken advantage …
On 16 May 2026, PCG monitored the China-flagged research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33, an advanced oceanographic survey vessel capable of supporting submersible craft and conducting comprehensive marine ecological surveys, …
Your visit brought much-needed encouragement to our local residents of the Municipality of Kalayaan; and our brave uniformed services, who are steadfastly guarding our sovereignty and sovereign rights in the …
In their statement, they confirm that their research vessel Xiangyanghong 33 was operating in the waters near “China’s Houteng Jiao” — their name for Iroquois Reef, the southernmost part of …
As a sovereign nation, the Philippines has the inherent right to conduct military exercises with any country, including the United States and Japan. We possess the strategic autonomy to decide …
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a routine Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight yesterday in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) specifically to challenge illegal Marine Scientific Research (MSR) activities being …