WEST PHILIPPINE SEA TRANSPARENCY GROUP
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 …
This area lies several hundred nautical miles from the Chinese mainland. It therefore cannot infringe upon any legitimate Chinese territorial sovereignty, as none exists here under international law. China cannot …
Just in case they forget, the Arbitral Tribunal clearly ruled that China’s claims of “historic rights” within the so-called nine-dash line have no legal basis. Areas within the Philippines’ Exclusive …
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has detected four Chinese research vessels operating in the vicinity of Philippine waters using Canada’s Dark Vessel Detection (DVD) System. Based on the observed movements …