The China Coast Guard’s use of water cannons against the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) BRP Datu Gumbay Piang is yet another blatant display of China’s disregard for international law, our sovereign rights, and the safety of our countrymen. Such hostile actions have no place in the civilized world. This must be denounced…
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This is a classic case of reaping what one sows. The Chinese Coast Guard must cease and desist from engaging in dangerous maneuvers against our Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and other maritime vessels. These tactics not only endanger our maritime personnel and fisherfolk—they also escalate tensions unnecessarily. Nothing good will come of such actions, except…
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I call on our maritime and naval forces to enhance vigilance and increase patrols, as well as to take proactive measures in monitoring potential threats or violations by Chinese ships and militia vessels in the West Philippine Sea. The incident that occurred on Saturday, June 7, when a Chinese vessel ran aground near Pag-asa Island—just…
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Sandy Cay, also known as Pag-asa Cay 2, and the nearby Pag-asa Island are part of the Kalayaan Group of Islands (KIG) and have never been within China’s territory, not even in their wildest dreams. No amount of absurd and baseless claims can justify the China Coast Guard’s aggressive actions, which have recklessly endangered the…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators condemned on Monday, April 7, the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) “dangerous maneuvers” on a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in its latest act of aggression off the coast of Zambales on Sunday, April 6. The PCG ship, BRP Cabra, has been shadowing a CCG vessel with bow number “3302” off the coast…
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(INQUIRER) On Monday, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada denounced the recent comments made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that the incidents in the South China Sea were “mere theater” that had been staged by other nations. “The statements made by the Chinese foreign minister are yet another blatant attempt to undermine our country’s…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines pushed back against China on Monday after its top diplomat dismissed last week the tension between the two countries as a “shadow play,” with a “screenplay” for Manila written by external forces. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said, “China should recognize that the…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday (March 11) urged the international community to denounce the statements made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who accused the Philippines of staging the incidents in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) at the direction of other countries. “We call on the international community to denounce this baseless assertion…
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(RADYO PILIPINAS) Giniit ni Senate Committee on National Defense Chairman at Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada na tinatangka muli ng China na ilihis ang atensyon ng publiko mula sa totoong isyu ng ilegal nilang panghihimasok nila sa ating teritoryo. Ito ang reaksyon ni Estrada sa naging pahayag ni Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi na…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, March 10 rejected Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s claims that the Philippine government’s actions in the South China Sea are merely theatre staged. Estrada said no amount of squid tactics can conceal the fact that China has been, and continuous to be, engaged in…
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