35+ min ago   (354+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday floated the idea of a “President Gilbert Teodoro” as he praised the defense secretary’s sharp rebuttal of China’s claims over the West Philippine Sea at a recent security forum in South Korea. Lacson…...

18+ hour, 5+ min ago   (276+ words) MANILA, Philippines —Senator Panfilo Lacson on Sunday floated the idea of a “President Gilbert Teodoro” as he commended the Defense secretary for denouncing China’s latest assertion over the West Philippine Sea during an international forum. Lacson noted the praise Teodoro…...

1+ week, 57+ min ago   (605+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The “repeated resurrection” of China’s false claims over Batanes is a “clear attempt to manufacture ambiguity” about the Philippines’ sovereignty over its northernmost province, think tank Stratbase Institute said on Sunday. In a statement, Stratbase Institute president Victor…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (334+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Think tank Stratbase Institute urged the Philippine government to respond to a new claim that Batanes was “legally part” of Taiwan, warning against narratives that undermine the country’s territorial integrity. This came after Chinese newspaper Global Times published…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (232+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela and Chinese Embassy deputy spokesperson Guo Wei traded barbs over a Chinese survey vessel operating around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which Beijing insisted was conducting lawful research in its waters. On Friday Tarriela, Philippine Coast…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese survey vessel has been operating in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for 25 days, particularly in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela said on Friday. In…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (579+ words) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy monitored 56 Chinese coast guard and naval vessels around four key features in the West Philippine Sea in August, including People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships that were absent from the military’s monitoring tally released the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (272+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos should “shed our defeatist mindset,” a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official said on Monday, in an apparent swipe at naysayers in the country’s fight for its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea. Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (325+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Some elected officials may be receiving support from China to spread propaganda undermining the country’s claims in the contested South China Sea, Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday. Authorities have reason to suspect that certain…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (515+ words) MANILA, Philippines — No Chinese navy warships were monitored in four key areas of the West Philippine Sea from Aug. 18 to 24, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The AFP spotted 16 Chinese vessels in the four areas during the…...