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 ...

According to the latest OCTA Research Survey, 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐬𝐢𝐱 (76) 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬 support the national government’s effort in 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. ...

As we proudly raise our flag today, may we remember that true patriotism is not only shown in moments of triumph, but in the courage to defend what is right, ...

The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 (𝐍𝐌𝐂) expressed support to the 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞’s rejection of China’s recent statements regarding 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐤 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. In a ...

As the 10th Anniversary of the 2016 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 approaches, statements from the Chinese Embassy have continued to gain traction online. In response, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West ...

After China claimed that it has overlapping rights within the Philippines’ 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 (𝐄𝐄𝐙), Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 responded in ...

As the issue in the West Philippine Sea continues, the Chinese Embassy in Manila has intensified its online campaign. In a series of Facebook posts, the embassy defended the actions ...

Lawmakers are pushing for additional protection and compensation for civilian frontliners, including maritime workers, researchers, and other government personnel through the proposed 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝟖𝟔𝟕𝟑, which seeks to grant 𝐡𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝 ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆), under the direction of the 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧, deployed both 𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 ...

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 ...

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: As part of its continuing support for maritime communities, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) distributed relief food packs to Filipino fisherfolk operating near Bajo de Masinloc during a routine ...

The 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 (𝐃𝐍𝐃) firmly rejects the recent statements from the 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐀𝐬𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐤 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. DND said that the said features are 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 ...

In a media interview on May 18, 2026, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 said that the presence of Chinese Maritime Research Vessels may possibly indicate that they are conducting activities related ...

Nearly 30 vessels believed to be part of China’s Maritime Militia were monitored in various areas of the West Philippine Sea during a routine 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐌𝐃𝐀) flight conducted ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) drove away 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (𝐌𝐒𝐑) 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 conducted by a 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 during a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight on 17 May 2026 ...

According to Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, the Philippines will continue to exercise its sovereign rights within its 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 (EEZ) without seeking approval from China. ...

Leaders of the 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍) reaffirmed their commitment to 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 during the 48th ASEAN Summit. In a joint ...

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐫. defended Japan’s participation in the recent Balikatan drills after China objected to the firing of a Type 88 surface-to-ship missile in the Philippines. He said ...

A wave of protesters gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Manila to express strong support for 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 and 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 operating in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. Carrying ...

A maritime security programme organized by 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐚𝐝-𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐞𝐫-𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 gathered policymakers, diplomats, military officials, and security experts to discuss Europe’s evolving security posture and strengthened cooperation with Indo-Pacific countries, including the Philippines. ...

In my discussions with the EU Parliament, academic circles, and the German Parliament, I was encouraged to see that Europe remains deeply committed to the rule of law and international ...

Sa gitna ng magkakaibang pananaw at mabilis na pagkalat ng maling impormasyon, mahalagang marinig ang mga tinig na may tapang at prinsipyo. Sapagkat ang usapin ng West Philippine Sea ay ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) challenged 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (𝐌𝐒𝐑) 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 conducted by vessels from the 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 (𝐏𝐑𝐂) during a routine Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight ...

Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 visited the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 – East Ortigas on May 5, 2026. The University engagement is one of ...

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 asserting that its research vessels are conducting scientific missions in “waters of the South ...

𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 were detected c𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 in the 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, according to PCG Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚. ...

The University of St. La Salle (USLS) successfully held its 𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐏 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, marking a significant transition for hundreds of students into the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 ...

As emphasized by the Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 in his answer from the question of one of the participants during their ...