TWO purse seine vessels, paraphernalia, and fish harvest with an estimated market worth of more than Php 100 million were seized by Philippine law enforcement authorities today, 09 September 2023, off the coast of Tayabas Bay in Lucena City. Coast Guard...
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Metro Manila (September 10) — Amid rising tensions between Manila and Beijing, Senator Francis Tolentino said the Philippines would not become a tool, or surrogate, for other nations to use against China. “Hindi po proxy war kasi hindi lang naman United States...
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MANILA, Philippines — In what the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) described as karma, a Chinese watercraft got involved in a mishap while taking part in a maneuver by other Chinese vessels to stop a resupply mission for a Philippine military outpost in Ayungin...
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) needs to acquire big-ticket naval assets such as a submarine to help the country build a credible defense posture in light of the territorial and maritime issues in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP spokesperson Col. Medel...
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MANILA — The Philippine Navy offered to help a Chinese rubber boat in distress in Ayungin Shoal only to be scorned and blamed for the incident, Col. Medel Aguilar, military spokesperson, said on Saturday. One of China’s Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats was entangled in a...
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The Philippines and Australia have joined hands to ensure a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific as the two sides expressed the importance of their role as maritime nations. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Australian Prime Minister...
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The Philippines has completed a supply mission for troops stationed in a rusty World War II-era ship, but not without a usual cat and mouse chase with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea. Reuters went onboard one of the Philippine Coast Guard’s vessels escorting...
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 8) — The Philippines successfully conducted a new resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal on Friday, but not without another attempt by China to block the trip, the government said. The National Task Force for...
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In a statement, the China Coast Guard (CCG) maintained that it would continue “to carry out law enforcement activities in the sea areas under China’s jurisdiction according to law.” This came after it shadowed two replenishment ships from the Philippine Coast Guard...
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JAKARTA — Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday it is important to avoid a “new Cold War” when dealing with conflicts between countries as world leaders gathered in Indonesia amid sharpening geopolitical rivalries across the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking at an...
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Two patrol vessels donated by the United States Navy (USN) to the Philippine Navy (PN) will be christened and commissioned into service next week. The future BRP Valentin Diaz (PS-177) and BRP Ladislao Diwa (PS-178) will be included in the PN’s fleet once they are...
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MANILA, Philippines — The South China Sea issue will remain high on the agenda for President Marcos, who is joining the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit today in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he would again push for a rules-based order in the...
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