WEST PHILIPPINE SEA TRANSPARENCY GROUP
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, underscored the 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 ...
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𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐨. 8673 that seeks to provide hazard pay, insurance, medical and psychological support, and maritime safety training for civilian personnel deployed in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 was deliberated ...
𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (𝐖𝐏𝐒) 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 called on teachers to 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 during ...
The 𝐁𝐑𝐏 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐞 remains at 𝐀𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐚𝐥 as the Philippines rejects claims that it has committed to removing the vessel from the area. The Philippines has also pushed back ...
House Impeachment Adviser and Prosecution Panel Spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers has called on the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 to intensify efforts to combat Chinese propaganda and misinformation ...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. explained that the “reset” in relations with China aimed at reducing tensions and preventing further escalation in the West Philippine Sea, emphasizing the importance of ...
he 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 27 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 during the first half of 2026, targeting Beijing’s continued incursions in the West Philippine Sea. The National Maritime Council (NMC) revealed on ...
The Philippine Coast Guard continues to monitor three floating buoys in the vicinity of 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜, according to PCG Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚. ...
Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, described Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal, as the “𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐱” of China’s so-called “𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞” ...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 ...
In his remarks at the Philippine Military Academy, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Spokesperson 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 warned future military leaders that disinformation is increasingly shaping public understanding of ...
The Philippines continues to seek compensation for damaged and lost military assets two years after the West Philippine Sea incident on 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 17, 2024. During the incident, Chinese Coast Guard ...
𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 urged future leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to view the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (𝐖𝐏𝐒) 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 ...
One of the key highlights of 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐫’𝐬 keynote address at MILOPS was his emphasis on the growing maritime threats in the West Philippine Sea. He ...
The 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 firmly rejected China’s call for the Philippines to abandon its initiatives and position regarding 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜 (𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐚𝐥). In a statement, the DND emphasized ...
The Quezon City government has officially declared July 12 as “𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆” through the passed 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼. 𝗦𝗣-10579, 𝗦-2026, the council affirms support for the Philippines’ sovereign ...
The country’s first Community Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Reporting Center was officially launched in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, giving a channel for Palaweño fisherfolk to report to law ...
The 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 has condemned the 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 bearing the photo of the Chinese Ambassador, which were found in different parts of Manila, calling the act unacceptable ...
The Association of General and Flag Officers (AGFO) has released a statement reaffirming its support for the Department of National Defense’s position on the West Philippine Sea, emphasizing that adherence ...
𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 on Thursday filed a bill to incorporate 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (𝐖𝐏𝐒) 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 into elementary, high school, and college curricula. Under 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐨. 10587, or the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 ...
Through 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒐, let us explore the rich marine biodiversity of the West Philippine Sea and learn why it is one of the world’s most valuable marine ecosystems. ...
The Philippines has formally deposited its official nautical chart of 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜 and its surrounding maritime zones with the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭 on July 29, 2026. More than a ...
The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 extends its gratitude to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for recognizing the dedication of our Coast Guardians during the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬. This ...
From July 27 to 29, 2026, the 𝐏𝐂𝐆 – 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (PCG-WPSTG), in coordination with the 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 (CGCRS), participated in 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐄𝐗 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 at ...