"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
"Kung meron talaga silang recording at kung meron talaga silang transcript, they should at the least make it available to the government — to the Executive, dahil seryosong claim na naman nila yan ng isang new model,” said Hontiveros in a press conference, pertaining to #China. #PHSenate#RisaHontiveros#WestPHSea#WESCOM#AyunginShoal
#MANILA, #Philippines — Finally breaking its silence, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned the public against “falling for false narratives” after #China’s threat to release an #AudioRecording supposedly proving that a high-ranking Filipino army official agreed on a “new model” in #AyunginShoal. #WestPHSea
The National Security Adviser #EduardoAno was referring to a news report this week of an alleged leak of a call between a Chinese diplomat and a Filipino admiral discussing a dispute over the #SouthChinaSea, which carried a transcript that showed the admiral agreeing to concessions towards #China. #WestPHSea
According to Ian Cruz’s Saturday report on “24 Oras Weekend”, the #OceanTugboat, equipped with #WaterCannons with which to fight fires, was purchased by a government agency that was yet to be named by Filipino shipbuilder #JosefaSlipways, Inc. #WestPHSea
Director of SeaLight, #RayPowell, said that at least four #ChinaCoastGuard vessels (CCG) and 26 “large” Chinese maritime militias are expected to blockade the #AtinIto convoy.
The second civilian supply mission of the Atin Ito coalition will begin on Wednesday morning at #Masinloc town in #Zambales, led by an indigenous vessel serving as the mother boat. #Philippines#WestPHSea
#China has issued a regulation empowering its coast guard to detain foreigners trespassing in the #SouthChinaSea following the Philippine civilian mission to the #WestPhilippineSea (WPS) that ended on Friday. #WestPHSea
The #Philippines will acquire five additional large patrol ships from #Japan through a P23.85-billion deal signed Friday, amid growing tensions in the #WestPhilippineSea.
The #PCG currently has two 97-meter patrol vessels as part of a fleet seen as inadequate for patrolling waters around the vast archipelago nation. #WestPHSea
The #PhilippineNavy on Wednesday said it commissioned two additional Israeli-made gunboats designed to mount missiles.
The #AceroClassGunboats have a maximum speed of 43 knots with a range of 1,600 nautical miles (at a cruising speed of 15 knots). Their endurance make the fast attack interdiction craft (#FAIC) ideal for extended patrols within the #Philippines’ EEZ. #WestPHSea
A team of Chinese scientists say they have come up with a way to build tunnels under artificial islands in the South China Sea,which #Beijing uses to reinforce its claim to large swathes of contested territory. #China#Philippines#WestPHSea
Feb 2024 article. An airborne mobile radar will be huge for the #WestPHSea
#Sweden is likely to offer a Lease/finance arrangement similar to the one
it has with #Thailand. This is more
cost-effective than an outright sale
even compared to a "budget" fighter jet
such as the #FA50.
It's also expected to further sweeten
the deal with the offer of an #Saab2000Erieye early warning system as part of the Gripen package #Philippines