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𝐃𝐚𝐲 2 | 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 31, 2026 — 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 The Day 2 of the national symposium featured in-depth discussions on dispute settlement under UNCLOS lectured by Dr. ...

𝐃𝐚𝐲 1 | 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 30, 2026 – 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 officially commenced its ...

Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, is 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐏𝐒 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 ...

In a bold and unflinching statement, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 reaffirmed his commitment to transparency and accountability regarding China’s actions in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. Speaking during an interaction with ...

𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 led the West Philippine Sea Transparency Lecture for 𝟑𝟗 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐂𝐏𝐎) 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 ...

The Philippine government has ramped up its maritime presence in the contested waters of 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜, deploying seven vessels after reports surfaced of renewed harassment toward Filipino fishing boats ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) described the so-called “𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬” of the 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐂𝐂𝐆) as an 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜. The CCG ...

In the vast expanse of the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚, the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) took a firm stand after receiving reports of harassment and aggressive maneuvers by foreign vessels to ...

Around 𝟐𝟎 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 Sea despite reported harassment from China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels, showing the 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 ...

In a bold move that has stirred international concern, China has transformed 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐧 (𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟) 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟, once claimed as a simple fishermen’s shelter, into one of the largest military installations in ...

A 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 aircraft was 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 while flying near the 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐧 (𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟) 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟 in the West Philippine Sea. People stationed on the artificial island fired flares and repeatedly sent ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) clarified that it is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 in any 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 on a 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚, including rumored joint patrols in in the ...

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨 𝐓. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐨 formally turned over and presented the 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟓 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐢é𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 to the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 on March 19. He described it as ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜 (𝐁𝐃𝐌) after 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 in the said area. ...

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 called “𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 the latest attempt by the Chinese Embassy to use a 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟎 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 ...

The 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 (𝐃𝐅𝐀) issued a strong statement on Monday, March 16, 2026 condemning China’s handling of the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 specifically the 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐃𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜 and ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 – 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (𝐏𝐂𝐆-𝐖𝐏𝐒𝐓𝐆) extends its warmest congratulations to the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (𝐍𝐓𝐅-𝐖𝐏𝐒) on its 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 ...

The 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 is simply an effort to counter disinformation and provide clear evidence of events unfolding in the region. Filipino fishermen are said to be the center of these ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐰, while China asserts historical rights through its nine- or ten-dash line. According to 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 ...

Scripted or not, the aggression continues. 𝐈𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬’ 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 ...

The younger generation can play a crucial role in supporting the country’s advocacy for the West Philippine Sea by 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 ...

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚, stressing that the campaign 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 and ...

A nationwide survey by 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐜. shows 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 in exposing China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea and for inviting 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 ...

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. According to the latest ...

Amid the Chinese government’s continued and 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 of the allegations regarding the West Philippine Sea espionage issue, informants have come forward, demonstrating that the Philippines’ claims are 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 ...

Earlier, the Chinese Embassy released a statement criticizing 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚’𝐬 position regarding the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞. The embassy claimed that the coast guard official was spreading misinformation, ...

Muling iginiit ni 𝐏𝐂𝐆 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, na ang West Philippine Sea ay pag-aari ng Pilipinas at 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚 “𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝.” Ayon ...

𝐈𝐂𝐘𝐌𝐈:The 𝐏𝐂𝐆-𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (𝐏𝐂𝐆-𝐖𝐏𝐒𝐓𝐆) commemorated its 2nd Founding Anniversary under the theme “𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑡 𝑆𝑒𝑎, 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦,” held at the Rizal Park Hotel on 27 February ...

Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, rejected claims of “𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠” regarding the West Philippine Sea issue, saying that the Philippines is exercising its ...

The Philippine Coast Guard has assured the public that there is 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐦 amid concerns that the three Filipinos recently apprehended for their alleged involvement in foreign-backed spy ...

Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, said the PCG is 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 ...

In a press release, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, Spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard for the West Philippine Sea, clarified that the individual in question is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 ...

Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐋. The donning and oath-taking ceremony was spearheaded by the ...

Amid bullying, criticism, and relentless pressure following his promotion, his commitment to stand firm remains unshaken. Upon assuming his new rank, 𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐌 𝐉𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐀 affirmed that transparency efforts will persist ...

The issue in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 should not be seen only as a matter for the military or politicians. At its core, it is a civilian issue that touches ...

Commodore Jay Tarriela assured the public that 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 ...

𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖? The earliest recorded name of what is now widely known as Scarborough Shoal was 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐭 a term derived from local Filipino language roots meaning “𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫.” ...

In his speech, 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐌. 𝐀𝐧𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚, describing it as “𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆,” and reaffirmed his 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 ...

The Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Commodore Jay Tarriela underscored the 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 during ...

A significant number of Filipino fishing vessels were observed operating near Bajo de Masinloc, during the conduct of 𝐏𝐂𝐆 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 on Saturday 21 February 2026. During his ...

According to Commodore Jay Tarriela, a PCG vessel received multiple radio challenges from Chinese vessels during a routine maritime patrol in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc. A Chinese Navy ...

The Philippines may be geographically smaller compared to global powers, but its size should never 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 to stand firm in its convictions and defend what is rightfully its ...

“𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆.” According to 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, the WPS issue ...

Some Filipinos worry that responding to online attacks from the Chinese government could escalate tensions over the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. They fear that countering these narratives might intensify the issue ...

During the Stratbase ADR Institute forum titled “Navigating Digital Crossroads: Advancing Cybersecurity and Democratic Resilience in the Indo-Pacific” in Makati City, 𝐏𝐂𝐆 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 ...

Kinumpirma ng 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 na patuloy ang presensya ng mga barko ng 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜 𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐚𝐥. Nakita rin umano ang ilang ...

Naval and air units of the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 completed the 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐌𝐌𝐂𝐀) in the West Philippines Sea from February 14 to 16. ...

The 𝐖𝐏𝐒 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 is believed to strengthen public engagement on the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚, and has allowed Filipinos to examine its history and legal basis. The recent exchange between ...

February 18, 2026 | During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, 𝐏𝐂𝐆 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚, highlighted that 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 ...

Recent exchanges between former 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 and a journalist 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐮 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚 during a segment of Kapihan sa Manila Bay have drawn attention to a fundamental ...

Recent events have renewed concerns about a 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. Despite public calls for cooperation, there are ...

Some experts believe that a possible withdrawal of Chinese vessels from the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 is a meaningful sign of goodwill. Such a step could help ease tension in the ...

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐥 urged China to 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 if it genuinely seeks to 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, following a call for renewed dialogue amid rising tensions ...

Transparency is closely connnected to accountability as emphasized by 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 in response to claims that his statements amounted to interference. He maintained that providing 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 and 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ...

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—more than the sustained presence of numerous vessels from the People’s Republic of China, including China Coast Guard ships— 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬’ 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ...

Speaking at the Saturday News Forum, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 clarified that he does not view the recent statements issued by the Embassy of China in the Philippines as a 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 ...

February 14, 2026 | Today’s Saturday News Forum provided a vital platform to discuss critical maritime issues in the West Philippine Sea in clear and accessible terms. Philippine Coast Guard ...

Art is more than self-expression—it can also be a powerful tool to counter disinformation, spark meaningful conversations, and strengthen our sense of responsibility as citizens. In his message during the ...

The Philippines’ stance in the West Philippine Sea is a 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐰, 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2016 𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. This legal ...

A 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐭 is currently 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 portraying the 𝐊𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐰𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐚 (𝐊𝐁𝐁𝐌) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 as a state-backed maritime militia initiative. It inaccurately labels the program ...

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 has called for a deeper public understanding of the Philippines’ position in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), emphasizing that the 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ...

Commodore Jay Tarriela expressed appreciation for the involvement of new sectors and artists in the transparency campaign noting that the more murals displayed along EDSA, the greater the opportunity to ...

Filipino filmmaker 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 vows to continue producing stories that convey clear and meaningful messages to the Filipino audience. Director Dela Rama is the creator of 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 ...

The West Philippine Sea (WPS) Mural Festival 2026, organized by WPS – We Protect our Seas, was officially launched on 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 at Shangri-La The Fort, Bonifacio Global City ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) and the 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐁𝐅𝐀𝐑) were challenged by a 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 while on a routine 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐌𝐃𝐀) flight ...

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 frames the 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 not merely as territory, but as a matter of 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 and 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲. By highlighting civilians, soldiers, and the sacrifices of ...

The newly approved inclusion of West Philippine Sea-related topics in grade school curriculum is set to be implemented beginning this upcoming school year, marking a significant step in strengthening public ...

Ang presensya ng mga kabataan sa isla ng 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 ay malinaw na patunay na ang usapin sa 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 ay hindi lamang tungkol sa teritoryo, kundi tungkol sa ...

Nanawagan si 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 sa mga taga 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐒𝐊𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍 na maging mapanuri at piliin ang mga naratibong dapat paniwalaan kaugnay ng isyu sa 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. Sa kanyang panayam sa ...

Nanawagan si 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 sa publiko na maging mapanuri sa impormasyong nababasa online at huwag agad maniwala sa mga pahayag na ayon sa kanya ay nais pahinain ang ating ...

During an interview, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 appeared on 𝐃𝐙𝐆𝐁 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 in a radio program aired across the 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧, hosted by 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐚, where he outlined the 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 ...

In a live interview with 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 condemned harassment by the Chinese Coast Guard, which has been 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 and 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 ...

The Philippine Coast Guard reaffirmed its commitment to defending the country’s sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, emphasized that supporting China’s claims while undermining the Philippines’ ...

February 4, 2026 | 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 and 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, together with 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, PCG Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, convened the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 ...

In a radio interview with K5 News FM Tacloban, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 emphasized the country’s commitment to defending its 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 while continuing ...

Whether in the Philippine Sea or elsewhere, no Filipino is unaffected. This issue goes beyond territory; it is a national struggle that shapes the future of every Filipino. The 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 ...

During a House hearing on February 2, 2026, Senator Rodante Marcoleta asserted that “𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚” claiming that the name does not appear on ...

𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 is not only about 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 or 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞. It also means 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 and 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡. In a radio interview on Straight to the Point aired on 𝐃𝐙𝐗𝐋 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝟓𝟓𝟖, ...

During an interview for one of the episodes of the Philippine Air Force’s 𝑈𝑠𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑎𝑛 𝑈𝑠𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 emphasized the importance of transparency efforts in the ...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 recently conducted an interview with 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, focusing on the importance of understanding the issues surrounding the West Philippine Sea. He stated ...

In more than 30 years of navigating the West Philippine Sea, a fisherman from 𝑆𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑎𝑙𝑣𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑟 𝐼𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑜𝑐, 𝑍𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠, named 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐨, 56 years old, has long been central ...

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 said allowing operational agencies to speak on issues concerning the West Philippine Sea helps strengthen public trust and counter misinformation. He stressed 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 for 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 spokespersons ...

Revealing actions like the harassment and intimidation of Filipino fishermen and Philippine Coast Guard personnel is necessary; while disrespect and threats aimed at Philippine government officials by the Chinese Embassy ...

National Youth Commission (NYC) 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐎𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐚 emphasized the importance of 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 about the West Philippine Sea among Filipino youth, highlighting their crucial role in fostering informed and ...

Matagumpay na idinaos ng ika-16 na 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧 ang kanilang 30𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 sa Berong, Quezon, Palawan. Ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon na nagsagawa ang munisipalidad ng Kalayaan ng ...

dineklara ng Munisipalidad ng 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 ang kanilang nagkakaisang suporta kay 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 kaugnay ng kanyang matatag na pagtindig para sa West Philippine Sea. Kasabay nito, idineklara rin ...

Recent survey findings highlight a growing sense of caution among Filipinos toward China, particularly in the area of national security. According to an 𝑂𝐶𝑇𝐴 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑦 conducted in 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 2025 ...

January 28, 2026 | An Indoctrination and Oath-Taking Ceremony for Filipino fisherfolk officially joining the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 was conducted in Bulawen, Palauig, Zambales. The activity aimed to ...

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐎𝐒-𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐆𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐈𝐘𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐎 𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐂𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀 𝐙𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐒𝐀 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍 Nagpaabot ng 𝐭𝐚𝐨𝐬-𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭 si Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for ...

In an interview on the 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 by Christian Esguerra, discussing China’s defenders in the Philippine Senate, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio responded to Sen. Marcoleta’s remarks ...

In today’s online environment, 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 can distort public understanding of the West Philippine Sea—weakening awareness of the country’s maritime rights and undermining unity. In his interview with the ...

Ayon kay 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, ang hindi paggamit ng water cannons ay hindi tanda ng takot kundi pagpapakita ng 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 at 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 ng Philippine Coast Guard. Ang patakarang ito ay ...

An exchange between 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬 and 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚 reflects differing approaches in how public officials communicate the Philippines’ position on the West Philippine Sea—differences that can shape public ...

I extend my sincere appreciation to The Spokes of Bilyonaryo News Channel for the invitation to participate as a guest on the program today. The discussion provided a meaningful platform ...

Iginiit ni Senator Risa Hontiveros na hindi si 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 ang ugat ng tensyon sa West Philippine Sea, kundi ang patuloy umanong agresibong aksyon ng China laban sa Pilipinas. ...

Knowing that trolls are not dialogue, but disruption, mocking legitimate concerns, questioning verified narratives, and flooding social media with coordinated narratives designed to confuse and exhaust the public. This plain ...

In relation to ongoing developments in the West Philippine Sea, legal questions continue to arise on how international maritime law applies—making it even more crucial to clearly explain the Philippines’ ...

In a passionate statement on the situation in the West Philippine Sea, Commodore Jay Tarriela underscored the critical role of individual action in defending the nation’s sovereignty. “𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ...

Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, underscored the 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 in sharing accurate, factual, and transparent information on the ...