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CHINA Coast Guard (CCG) fired water cannon again on a Philippine vessel going to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. It came two days after Filipino government marine scientists were also harassed by the Chinese Coast Guard for conducting marine scientific research in Sandy Cay near Pag-asa Island. In…

Defense chief Austin hits ‘coercive, risky’ behavior near Ayungin Shoal CHINESE SWARMS. In these photos handed out Friday, the Armed

MARINE forces from the Philippines and the United States would test today (January 31) their level of interoperability and capability in amphibious operations as the ongoing Marine Exercise (Marex) 2022 shifts to the waters of Palawan. The Marex, which began last week in the country and one of the series…

The military carried out its resupply mission for its troops aboard the partly sunken BRP Sierra Madre on Tuesday, exactly a week after two Chinese Coast Guard vessels attacked with water cannons the two civilian boats bringing the supplies to the soldiers which aborted the mission. The delivery of supplies…

The Makabayan bloc has filed a resolution asking the House of Representatives to look into the November 16 Ayungin Shoal incident wherein Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and water cannoned Filipino supply boats en route to a supply mission inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. Supply mission done, finally The…

DND orders probe into alleged China harassment of Philippine TV crew in West Philippine Sea Published April 9, 2021 2:33pm The Department of National Defense (DND) has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to conduct an investigation into China’s alleged harassment on a Filipino television crew in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement issued Friday, DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said the Armed Forces Western Command was instructed to validate all information regarding the re...