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24 Chinese Fishing Boats Withdraw from Kota Island After PCG Challenge

24 Chinese Fishing Boats Withdraw from Kota Island After PCG Challenge

September 30, 2026

The Philippine Coast Guard challenged ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š ๐•๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ 9622 ๐š๐ง๐ 24 ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ monitored within the ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š of ๐Š๐จ๐ญ๐š ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ in the ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ on September ...

Outnumbered Yet Resolute: PCG Personnel Completes Mission Amidst Numerical Disadvantage

Outnumbered Yet Resolute: PCG Personnel Completes Mission Amidst Numerical Disadvantage

September 30, 2026

Using a small rubber boat, a ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž-๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ from Philippine Coast Guard Station Kota proceeded toward a ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ 24 ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ observed in the territorial sea of Kota ...

PCG Drives Away Chinese Maritime Militia Vessel and 24 Small Boats Illegally Fishing Near Kota Island

PCG Drives Away Chinese Maritime Militia Vessel and 24 Small Boats Illegally Fishing Near Kota Island

September 29, 2026

At approximately 1.2 ๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Š๐จ๐ญ๐š ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐, Philippine Coast Guard monitored ๐‚๐Œ๐Œ๐• 9622 as it deployed 24 ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ, each manned by two individuals. The small boats ...

Lets Think, Discuss and Learn!

Lets Think, Discuss and Learn!

September 29, 2026

What comes to your mind when you hear the word โ€œPhilippine EEZโ€? Donโ€™t just scroll. Share what you know. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JBqTk4BwX/

PH Approach to the West Philippine Sea Sharply Shifts into a Firmer Stand

PH Approach to the West Philippine Sea Sharply Shifts into a Firmer Stand

September 28, 2026

From ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž. The Philippinesโ€™ recent administration under the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has taken a firmer stance on the ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š, emphasizing the 2016 arbitral ...

Mapรบa Malayan Colleges Laguna Opens Dialogue on the West Philippine Sea

Mapรบa Malayan Colleges Laguna Opens Dialogue on the West Philippine Sea

September 24, 2026

On September 23, 2026, Mapรบa Malayan Colleges Laguna conducted an educational program entitled, โ€œThe Philippinesโ€™ Transparency Initiative in the West Philippine Seaโ€ at the F.B. Auditorium, Rizal Building. The activity ...

One Sentence, Once Clear Idea about UNCLOS

One Sentence, Once Clear Idea about UNCLOS

September 24, 2026

Here are the best answers we selected to my question: ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐”๐๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐’ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ? Tune in for the next featured answer! Your ...

Our Seas, Our Rights, and Our Future Matter to Every Filipino.

Our Seas, Our Rights, and Our Future Matter to Every Filipino.

September 23, 2026

Let us ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐, ๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ, and ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ as we understand what is happening in the ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š. Through accurate information and transparency, every Filipino can better understand the issues ...

Philippines Praised for Its โ€œSustained Professionalismโ€ at Sea

Philippines Praised for Its โ€œSustained Professionalismโ€ at Sea

September 22, 2026

Ambassadors in the Philippines ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž sideโ€™s handling of the encounter at sea with the China Coast Guard which occurred about 54 ๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ง. ...

Word of the Day: U N C L O S!

Word of the Day: U N C L O S!

September 21, 2026

Donโ€™t just scrollโ€”share what you know! Know the facts. Know our rights and help protect what is ours. Ikaw? May alam ka ba tungkol sa ๐”๐๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐’? Alamin, unawain, at ibahagi ...

The Solution Is Simple: Follow the Ruling

The Solution Is Simple: Follow the Ruling

September 18, 2026

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‰๐š๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐š has called on China to comply with the 2016 ๐€๐ซ๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐. In his Facebook post, the Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea said ...

Poland Reaffirms Support for 2016 Arbitral Award

Poland Reaffirms Support for 2016 Arbitral Award

September 17, 2026

๐๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ reaffirmed its support for the Philippines and the enforcement of the 2016 ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐š ๐’๐ž๐š ๐€๐ซ๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐. โ€œAccording to international law and principles, that is the case. So yes, ...

PH Rejects Chinaโ€™s Claim on Removal of BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal

PH Rejects Chinaโ€™s Claim on Removal of BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal

September 16, 2026

The ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ firmly rejects China’s claim in the latest statement of the Embassy of the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China regarding the removal of the ๐๐‘๐ ๐’๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐€๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ...

Lets Think, Discuss and Learn!

Lets Think, Discuss and Learn!

September 10, 2026

๐ˆ๐ค๐š๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐จ ๐š๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ? Drop your sentence below and turn knowledge into awareness and awareness into action for protecting our maritime rights. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AfwbNRSxe/

Our Seas, Our Rights, Our Responsibility: President Marcos Jr. Calls for Unity and National Resolve

Our Seas, Our Rights, Our Responsibility: President Marcos Jr. Calls for Unity and National Resolve

September 10, 2026

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. calls on every Filipino to stand together in safeguarding our seas, upholding our lawful maritime rights and entitlements, and protecting our maritime heritage as the ...

Celebrating MANAMO 2026 Through Unity, Patriotism and Maritime Awareness

Celebrating MANAMO 2026 Through Unity, Patriotism and Maritime Awareness

September 9, 2026

In celebration of the ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก (ManaMo) 2026, the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) held its ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐  ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ on Monday, September 7, ...

Strengthening WPS Consciousness Through the Power of Stories

Strengthening WPS Consciousness Through the Power of Stories

September 8, 2026

In celebration of ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก (MANA Mo 2026), the ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž, in partnership with the ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐†๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐-๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ, held a maritime ...

Narito na ang isa sa mga pinaka magandang sagot na ating napili sa tanong na… Ano ang kahalagahan ng West Philippine Sea sa bawat Pilipino?

Narito na ang isa sa mga pinaka magandang sagot na ating napili sa tanong na… Ano ang kahalagahan ng West Philippine Sea sa bawat Pilipino?

September 6, 2026

Ikaw, ano ang sagot mo? Comment na, at malay mo ang iyong sagot naman ang susunod na Featured Comment sa page na ito! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DXcrn5BBF/

China’s Research Vessel Enters Philippine Waters Without Permission

China’s Research Vessel Enters Philippine Waters Without Permission

September 5, 2026

A Chinese research vessel capable of conducting deep-sea drilling spent 25 days inside the Philippinesโ€™ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), including roughly three weeks within the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea surrounding Bajo ...

Rear Admiral Tarriela Speaks About West Philippine Sea at Makabayang Katoliko Lecture Series

Rear Admiral Tarriela Speaks About West Philippine Sea at Makabayang Katoliko Lecture Series

September 4, 2026

The West Philippine Sea Transparency Gorup Office, headed by ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‰๐š๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐š, participated in the symposium โ€œThe West Philippine Sea: Understanding Its Historical, Legal & Strategic Significance,โ€ where he ...

Join Pearly, The Giant Taklobo as we celebrate Maritime and Archipelagic National Awareness Month (MANAMO 2026)!

Join Pearly, The Giant Taklobo as we celebrate Maritime and Archipelagic National Awareness Month (MANAMO 2026)!

September 3, 2026

MANA MO is more than a celebrationโ€”it is a reminder of who we are as a maritime nation. It is a time to honor our ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, and the ...

Word of the Day: West Philippine Sea

Word of the Day: West Philippine Sea

September 1, 2026

Know the facts, know our rights, and help protect what is ours. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ? Share your thoughts in the comments below! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Eup79uA8D/