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MANILA, Philippines — A month after getting disrupted by the Chinese, another supply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal is being readied, with a number of options being considered to make it safe from Chinese harassment including by holding it simultaneously with a joint sail with allied navies, Philippine Navy spokesman Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — China coast guard’s “Monster Ship” is still in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, appearing to shadow the BRP Teresa Magbanua of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), according to Sealight director and defense and maritime expert Ray Powell.
MANILA, Philippines — China’s biggest coast guard ship was again seen intruding in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal yesterday, just a day after the Philippines and China agreed to deescalate tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) through a Bilateral Consultation Mechanism (BCM) meeting in Manila.
MANILA, Philippines — The signing of a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan could be a milestone that can convince other countries of the need for a “broad united front” to maintain a rules-based international order in the South China Sea (SCS), Philippine Navy spokesman for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy personnel involved in last Monday’s confrontation had been instructed that use of force to accomplish the mission “is not authorized unless in self defense,” according to Philippine Navy spokesman Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad.
MANILA, Philippines — There’s no way the “barbaric” Chinese can provoke Filipinos into firing the first shot that could ignite a deadly confrontation at sea or worse, Philippine Navy spokesman Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) can count on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for protection if China makes good its threat to detain for 60 days without trial foreign “trespassers” in what it considers its territorial seas, beginning today.