WEST PHILIPPINE SEA TRANSPARENCY GROUP
In front of the international stage, the Philippines’ Transparency Initiatives in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 is introduced as a key part of the country’s maritime governance strategy. PCG Spokesperson for ...
At the Atlantic Council event, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 emphasized the continued commitment of the Philippine Coast Guard to publicly document incidents in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. He stated that ...
In 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping stood at the White House Rose Garden and assured the international community that China had “𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞” the features of Spratly Islands. ...
The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 (𝐍𝐌𝐂) has 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬’ reaffirmation of the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬’ 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2016 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, stressing that ...
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 that China has “𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲” over 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜, arguing that geography, international law, and historical ...
While many fathers are spending this special day with their families, you remain on duty protecting our waters, safeguarding our nation’s interests, and fulfilling your responsibilities with courage and dedication. ...
The 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 12 𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 in the City of Cebu, recognizing the significance of the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬’ 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 2016 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 and ...
𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐨 firmly emphasized that the rule of law remains one of the Philippines’ strongest weapons. He stated that the Philippines may not match China’s military ...
𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 (𝐍𝐒𝐀) 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐋 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐫. has 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 12, 2026, in relation to the commemoration ...
The 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 (𝐊𝐀𝐒) 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, in partnership with the 𝐖𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬 (𝐖𝐏𝐒) 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, organized a forum as part of the 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 titled, “A Decade ...
Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 confirmed that the floating platform previously observed inside 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ...
The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (𝐍𝐓𝐅-𝐖𝐏𝐒) announced that 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦, earlier monitored in the lagoon of Bajo de Masinloc, 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝. This is based ...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has confirmed that the movable floating structure observed near the entrance of 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜 is owned by China, describing it as a 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 ...
A 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥, 𝐘𝐔𝐄 𝐙𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐘𝐔 𝐊𝐄 6, was observed 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 that was detected through satellite imagery on May 25 and confirmed by the PCG through ...
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 said on Monday that the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 to address the issue in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. This follows 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 ...
Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐨 believes that the Philippines should pursue new legal actions to further strengthen and uphold its rights in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 amid ...
Ayon kay 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐥, Director, UP Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea (UP-IMLOS), pinag-aaralan ngayon ng pamahalaan ng 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 ang pag-file ng 𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ...
Experts and government officials discussed the 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (𝐖𝐏𝐒), including China’s floating structure in 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜 (𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐚𝐥) and their implications for Philippine national ...
The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (𝐍𝐓𝐅-𝐖𝐏𝐒) shared on Wednesday the photos of a 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 measuring about 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, with a deck area of ...
National Maritime Council 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳 assured the public that all government actions concerning the reported movable floating structure in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 will be guided by legality and ...
The structure was monitored during a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on May 26, 2026. PCG Spokesperson for the West ...
The 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 (𝐃𝐅𝐀) has undertaken “𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” with the government of China over the presence of what Philippine authorities described as an “𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞” in Bajo ...
The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (NTF-WPS) has confirmed the presence of a 6-by-6-meter floating structure equipped with what appears to be an antenna within 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 ...
Binigyang-diin ni 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, PCG Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, ang krusyal na papel ng mga 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐠 sa pagpapalawak ng kamalayan ng publiko ukol sa tensyon sa ...
The Philippines knows how to build friendships. It also knows how to express gratitude to nations that extend help in times of need. However, there is one thing that can ...
Malinaw ang naging mensahe ni 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, na tila ay natuto na ang China sa kanilang mga aksiyon. Lumalabas ...
Ngayong 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐅 𝐃𝐀𝐘, kinikilala ng PCG-West Philippine Sea Transparency Group ang mahalagang papel ng mga bahura sa pagpapanatili ng kagandahan at kasaganahan ng ating karagatan. Nawa’y magsilbing paalala ang ...
PCG Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela responded to the question, “Where does the Philippines stand now in the fight for the West Philippine Sea?” He ...