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PH Coast Guard adds more vessels in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 04:46 PM

The Philippine Coast Guard said it has added more patrol vessels in the West Philippine Sea after the Chinese Coast Guard reportedly drove away Filipino fishermen from Ayungin Shoal. Read more »

Philippines protests China rocket part seizure

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 08:23 PM

Manila has filed a diplomatic protest over the Chinese Coast Guard's seizure of rocket debris that the Filipino personnel found near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. Read more »

PH to send note verbale to China over Pag-Asa incident

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 12:19 AM

China denies it used force to seize one of its rocket fragments that was being towed by a Philippine Navy ship in Philippine waters. Read more »

China denies 'forceful seizure' of rocket part near Pag-asa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 10:58 PM

The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said the handover took place after "friendly consultation". Read more »

PH Navy: Chinese seized unidentified object off Pag-asa Island

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 10:20 PM

China’s Coast Guard is accused of forcibly seizing what was believed to be a Chinese rocket fragment that was being towed by a Philippine Navy ship in Philippine waters. Read more »

Bello says Scarborough Shoal trip stopped by PCG

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 06:00 PM

Vice presidential candidate Walden Bello on Monday accused the Philippine Coast Guard of preventing his group from sailing to Scarborough Shoal. Read more »

China is a trespasser at Ayungin Shoal: DND chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 08:27 PM

China is a trespasser at the Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea as the Philippines' claim over the area is affirmed by the UNCLOS and the 2016 arbitral award, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Read more »

China tells PH to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 11:16 PM

China reiterated its demand to the Philippines to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Makabayan bloc seeks probe of Ayungin Shoal incident

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 02:49 PM

The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives on Monday filed House Resolution 2370 for the chamber to condemn and probe the recent action of China's coast guard against Filipino supply boats at the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Next PH leader should not be 'naive' in China relations: expert

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 08:44 AM

The next Philippine leader should not be "naive" when it comes to relations with China amid maritime disputes between the two countries, an expert said. Read more »

Beijing claims PH boats 'trespassed in Chinese waters'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 11:15 PM

China claimed the Filipino boats blocked and bombarded with water by Chinese coast guard “trespassed” which the superpower claimed as Chinese waters. Read more »

DFA: Chinese vessels blocked PH supply boats in Ayungin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 10:45 AM

Western Command in Palawan reported that 3 Chinese vessels ‘blocked and water cannoned’ 2 Philippine supply boats in Ayungin Tuesday, the DFA says. Read more »

PH protests new Chinese 'provocative acts' in S. China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 08:30 PM

The Philippines protested what it regards as fresh 'provocative acts' by Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Read more »

Coast Guard: Chinese ships leave when challenged

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 06:21 PM

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to conduct patrols in the West Philippine Sea, the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the disputed South China Sea, with spotted Chinese vessels leaving the area when challenged, an official said. Read more »

China reiterates position on Coast Guard Law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 10:47 PM

The Philippines in January filed a diplomatic protest against China’s new coast guard law. Read more »

US Coast Guard vows cooperation for regional stability

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 02:28 PM

The United States Coast Guard has vowed to continue working with allies, including the Philippines, in maintaining regional stability and security in the Indo-Pacific amid mounting tensions. Read more »

Countries should oppose China's new coast guard law, says Carpio

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 03:05 PM

“China’s new coast guard law is definitely a great threat to the continuance of the law of the sea and a great threat to world peace. The world must therefore resolutely oppose China’s new coast guard law and seek its invalidation before relevant international tribunals." Read more »

Carpio nabahala sa bagong China Coast Guard law

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 06:10 PM

Nagpahayag ng pagkabahala sa bagong China Coast Guard Law ang dating Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio. Read more »

Palace denies Duterte-Xi 'fishing deal' in West PH Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 01:41 PM

Malacañang denied on Friday a supposed 2-year-old verbal agreement between President Rodrigo Duterte and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, which an official said allowed China to fish in Philippine waters.  Read more »

Interview with Chiara Zambrano: “I’m not out there for the thrill. I’m out there for the voices”

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Apr 21 09:44 PM

The reporter of the hour shares sidelights from her recent West Philippine Sea story and talks about what draws her to stories of conflict    Read more »