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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 ...

In celebration of 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧, the a live painting activity for the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (𝐖𝐏𝐒) 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 2026 was successfully held today, 09 April 2026, at Camp General ...

The move to pursue an 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 “𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠” over 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 ...

Philippines’ 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 is a “major step forward,” of the state as described by an international expert in ocean governance and law of the sea, 𝐃𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐬 for ...

In the West Philippine Sea, the struggle is no longer confined to coastlines, naval patrols, or fishing grounds. It has expanded into the digital sphere—where narratives, not ships, attempt to ...

As early as 𝟏𝟕𝟑𝟒, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐩 — the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 — already illustrated the country’s territorial extent with consistent markings. ...

Amid rising tensions and deepening complexities, the West Philippine Sea is a critical test for the Philippines shaping national security, regional stability, and even the global economic order. These waters ...

The Philippine government has reaffirmed that its 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 remains 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦, 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐰. 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 ...

In a move aimed at strengthening national identity and maritime stewardship, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨. 𝟏𝟏𝟏, 𝐬. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, officially assigning Filipino names to 131 ...

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, underscored the 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 in reporting developments in the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚. Rear Admiral Tarriela said 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐛 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 ...

Revisit the discussion and learn more about international law, maritime zones, and a country’s legal basis – explained clearly and thoroughly by experts in the field. This symposium also emphasized ...

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 ...