The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that BRP Cabra and BRP Cape Engaño tried to resupply the BRP Teresa Magbanua in Escoda Shoal. On Sunday (Aug. 25), CCG vessels blasted water cannons against a ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

PAG-ASA ISLAND, WEST PHILIPPINE SEA — A hospital ship and a rescue vessel ... stayed for almost an hour. The Inquirer was aboard the BRP Datu Sanday. A Chinese maritime militia vessel, with bow number ...

MANILA, Philippines — Citing stepped-up maritime patrols nationwide, the Philippine Navy made a last-minute decision ... Toribio Adaci Jr. told the Inquirer on Sunday. The Navy last took part in 2018 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is open to leasing ships from other countries to expand its presence in the West Philippine Sea, said the National Maritime Council (NMC) on Thursday. “Actually ...

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 157 Chinese vessels in various locations within the West Philippine Sea (WPS) were monitored by the Philippine Navy from September 10 to 16 this year. This data shows ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is seriously studying possible legal action against China following another ramming attack in the West Philippine Sea over the weekend. During a chance interview ...

West Philippine Sea monitor Ray Powell told INQUIRER.net on Tuesday said six CMM vessels from Panatag Shoal appeared to be now heading toward Hainan Island in China. However, the China Coast Guard ...

ABOARD THE BRP CABRA, WEST PHILIPPINE SEA — Chinese vessels on Monday blocked ... from Palawan mainland. The Inquirer was among the journalists invited by the PCG on one of the two ships deployed for ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine Air Force (PAF) fighter jet patrolled the West Philippine Sea with Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. aboard. In an ambush interview in ...

Talks about the Philippines MDT with the US have intensified amid China’s consistent aggression against Philippine ships in various parts of the West Philippine Sea. Last Sunday, China Coast Guard ...

The incident took place off the disputed Sabina Shoal, located 140 kilometers (86 miles) west of the Philippine island of Palawan and about 1,200 kilometers from Hainan island, the nearest major ...