NSC: PH won't tolerate Chinese intrusion in territorial waters

A RANKING National Security Council (NSC) official on Tuesday said the Philippines is not tolerating the illegal activities of Chinese maritime forces in its territorial waters.

2 PCG ships damaged in latest Chinese harassment in WPS

THE NATIONAL Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) announced that two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels were damaged after being subjected to "unlawful and aggressive maneuvers" by China Coast Guard (CCG) ships while en route to Patag and Lawak Islands early Monday.

Philippines protests Chinese aggression off Palawan

THE PHILIPPINES has filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel intruded in Filipino waters and forcefully grabbed a Chinese rocket debris retrieved by the Philippine navy in the West Philippine Sea.

AFP Chief expresses alarm over China’s coast guard threats to fire at foreign vessels

THE PHILIPPINES expressed alarm over China’s new law allowing its coast guard to fire at foreign vessels to assert its sovereignty in disputed waters in the South China Sea, raising temperatures in the strategic waterway, the military chief said.

U.S., Philippines hold workshop to combat illegal fishing

THE UNITED STATES Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Philippine government held a workshop recently to combat illegal fishing in the country.