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he 𝐏𝐂𝐆-𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 joined the commemoration of the 10𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐅𝐎𝐈) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐂𝐎), marking a decade of ...

Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 ...

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐨𝐫 64% 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚, according to the latest OCTA Research Survey. Conducted from July 4 to 11, the said ...

LOOK: The Philippine Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation of two Philippine Navy personnel who were injured during a confrontation at Ayungin Shoal on July 20, 2026. During the evacuation, ...

Umaasa si 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 na hihingi ng paumanhin ang pamahalaan ng China kaugnay ng isang 𝐀𝐈-𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐧𝐚 ...

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, the Philippine Coast Guard’s Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, engaged with the bright minds of Enderun Colleges as the esteemed guest speaker for the ...

Thousands of Filipinos from government agencies, the uniformed services, and civil society organizations gathered at the Quirino Grandstand on July 12 for the National Peace Walk, commemorating the 10th Anniversary ...

Fourteen countries, including the Philippines, reaffirmed in a joint statement the decision of the 2016 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 in the South China ...

𝐃𝐚𝐲 2 | 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐘 9, 2026 The 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 highlighted the 10𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 2016 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 through ...

July 13, 2024 | 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 on the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 conducted a lecture for 35 Philippine Coast Guard Officers of the Coast ...

𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟏 | 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐘 8, 2026 As part of the week-long commemoration of the 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 brought together ...

Partnership is the cornerstone of transparency. July 6, 2026 | The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝–𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (PCG-WPSTG) welcomed its valued partners aboard 𝐁𝐑𝐏 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚 for its annual ...

𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 gathered at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila today, July 12, to commemorate the 10𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ...

As we commemorate the 10𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2016 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, let us come together in a shared expression of unity, patriotism, and support for the peaceful ...

The 𝐓𝐨𝐩 100 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 2026 were unveiled today, July 7, 2026, celebrating 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 ...

The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 joins the nation in commencing the week-long commemoration of the 10𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2016 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 through a simultaneous flag-raising ceremony today, ...

The Philippine Coast Guard-West Philippine Sea Transparency Group joins the nation this July 12, 2026, as we commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award—a landmark victory that affirmed ...

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 6, let us begin commemorating the 10𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2016 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 by participating in the 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐠-𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲. We invite all government ...

Who will make it to the 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟎𝟎? Out of 220 talented artists from across the country, only 100 will advance to the next stage of the West Philippine Sea ...

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 “𝐆𝐢𝐛𝐨” 𝐓𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐫. warmly welcomed the 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 to unanimously approve a resolution declaring 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 12 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐬 “𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 ...

The Philippines remains steadfast in protecting its sovereignty and maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea through its policy of transparency. Speaking at the Atlantic Council stage, Philippine Coast Guard ...

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 ...

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 ...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 has become “𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞,” shifting from routine diplomatic statements to a more aggressive pattern of rebuttals against Philippine transparency efforts in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 ...

The 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 (𝐔𝐀&𝐏), in collaboration with Cirrolytix Research Services, held a forum on “𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬,” focusing on threats to democratic resilience, ...

The responsibility that comes with having a public voice has never been more critical. This was the message emphasized by the Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, ...

National Defense Secretary, 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 “𝐆𝐢𝐛𝐨” 𝐂 𝐓𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐨 addressed broader concerns about China’s perception in the 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 noting that its actions are often viewed by China as expansionist in nature, ...

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐫. issued a statement following allegations from China that Philippine vessels were burning and dumping garbage at 𝐀𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐚𝐥. He also responded to China’s warning that ...

Following a series of online attacks by the Chinese Embassy in Manila, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, releases a statement through a ...

Recently, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines intensified its criticism of the country’s position on the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. Some of its communications have reportedly included attacks on public figures, ...

Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, has stood firm in his position, calling for continued 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 in the 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Amid ongoing ...

Here’s a clear and accessible explanation of why the 2016 Arbitral Award is legally valid, how it operates under UNCLOS, and why narratives that dismiss the ruling—or exaggerate opposition to ...

The issue in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 reflects a tension between legal standards, competing historical narratives and power considerations. A statement from the Facebook post of the Chinese Embassy in ...

The issue in the West Philippine Sea is often misunderstood as a conflict started by the Philippines. In reality, the concern centers on China’s steady expansion of control in the ...

In a recent Facebook post, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, the Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 says fabricated history cannot override legal reality, calling out the Chinese ...

Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐢 that the 2016 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 “𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫,” stressing ...

In a compelling call to national consciousness, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐨 of the Philippine Supreme Court underscored a crucial truth about the country’s rights in the West Philippine ...

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 encouraged the students of the University of the East-Manila Campus to vote wisely in the 2028 elections, which is being seen as 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 ...

𝐏𝐂𝐆 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 discussed the country’s transparency initiative with 250 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐬 in Albert Van ...

The 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 brought together 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 from Cebu for a 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 at Pagtambayayong Foundation Conference Hall, earlier today, April ...

In recognition of his distinguished tenure in service, the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 – 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (𝐏𝐂𝐆-𝐖𝐏𝐒𝐓𝐆) would like to express its deepest appreciation to 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐌. ...

He is joined by Ms. Rafaela David of the Akbayan Partylist, U.P. Diliman Professor Cielo Magno, and Mr. Ronald Llamas. The two-day event is organized by 𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, which ...

The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 (NSC) has confirmed that 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 by the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲 from 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬 in February and October last year were 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 ...

From shifting global economic currents to evolving political developments at home, pressing issues took the spotlight during the 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 held at Dapo Restaurant—bringing together lawmakers and media practitioners ...

On April 9, 2026, in commemoration of the Day of Valor, the 𝐏𝐂𝐆 officially inaugurated and activated 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 in 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. The monumental activity was ...

In her speech during the Public Panel in the National Symposium on the Law of the Sea and the West Philippine Sea, 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥 of the ...