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Nearly 300 Chinese vessels still scattered in West Philippine Sea, says task force

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 10:49 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Almost 300 Chinese maritime militia vessels remain scattered as of Sunday in different areas in Kalayaan, Palawan, both within and outside the country's exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea, according to the country's task force for the said waters on Wednesday. Read more »

5 China Coast Guard ships still in West PH Sea, task force says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 11:16 AM

Five Chinese Coast Guard vessels have remained in the country's territorial waters, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said Wednesday. Read more »

Bangka na sinasakyan ng ABS-CBN news team sa West Philippine Sea, hinabol ng missile boats ng China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 11:16 PM

Papunta sana sa Ayungin Shoal ang news team nang habulin sila ng mga barko ng Chinese Coast Guard at Chinese Navy.  Read more »

Military tells media to 'exercise prudence' after armed Chinese crafts chase Filipino crew

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 08:25 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday reminded members of the media to "exercise prudence" in doing its coverage inside the West Philippine Sea, as they are supposedly "concerned" for everyone's well-being. Read more »

DND, AFP 'concerned' after Chinese ships chased Filipino boat in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 03:36 PM

The Department of National Defense (DND) and the country's Armed Forces on Thursday aired their concerns after 2 Chinese missile crafts chased down a Filipino vessel in Philippine waters, where members of the ABS-CBN News team were aboard. Read more »

LOOK: Chinese vessels hound Philippine fishing boat

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 10:26 AM

The Chinese Navy deployed military sea vessels to chase down a Filipino vessel with civilians on board in the West Philippine Sea Thursday.  Read more »

Filipino vessel chased down by 2 Chinese missile attack craft in West PH Sea

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 09:14 AM

The incident is the first recorded use of Chinese military vessels against civilians since the West Philippine Sea controversy began. Read more »

Carpio blasts China Coast Guard goodwill visit as another ship loiters Ayungin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 07:35 PM

Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday slammed China after one of its ships was spotted patroling Ayungin Shoal on the day China Coast Guard arrived in Manila for a goodwill visit. Read more »

Locsin orders fresh protest vs Chinese ships in Ayungin Shoal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 02:26 AM

MANILA—Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. early Wednesday ordered his department to file another diplomatic protest against China over the unannounced entry of Chinese ships in Ayungin Shoal. Read more »

Lorenzana: No new reports yet of Chinese ships in Ayungin Shoal

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 10:05 PM

Lorenzana said he has not received any official report about the Chinese ships again preventing the resupply of Philippine vessels in Ayungin. Read more »

'Let's wait': Lorenzana says yet to receive report on alleged Chinese ship sighting

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 09:08 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said they have yet to receive an official report on the Chinese Coast Guard ship reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Chinese, Vietnamese fishing vessels spotted at Ayungin Shoal

Arlie Cabrestante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 09:03 PM

The military said it spotted 42 Chinese and Vietnamese fishing vessels in several areas in the West Philippine Sea on Monday. Read more »

Writ of kalikasan presses gov't to prove it has been protecting West PH Sea - analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 12:02 PM

The writ of kalikasan the Supreme Court issued will push the Duterte administration to prove what it has done to protect and preserve the Philippines' marine environment in its exclusive economic zone, an analyst said Tuesday. Read more »

SC issues writ of kalikasan for protection of West PH Sea marine environment

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Updated as of May 03 07:03 PM

MANILA - The Supreme Court on Friday issued a writ of kalikasan in response to a petition seeking protection of the marine environment in the disputed West Philippine Sea, sources told ABS-CBN News.  Read more »

Philippines to keep military presence in Ayungin shoal, says Lorenzana

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 04:35 PM

The Philippines will continue to deploy troops to a Manila-claimed reef in the West Philippine Sea amid China's threatening moves in the area. Read more »