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5 days ago · The Philippine Navy and the armed forces are doing everything to ensure the integrity of the national territory, the protection of our sovereignty,” Trinidad said.
4 days ago · Philippine forces would defend themselves with “the same level of force” if they come under assault again from China’s coast guard in the disputed South China Sea where Chinese personnel armed with machetes and spears injured Filipino navy men and damaged two of their boats in a chaotic faceoff last month, the Philippine military chief warned Thursday.
5 days ago · Using knives and spears, Chinese personnel boarded the Philippine Navy dinghies and confiscated firearms – the first intervention since new Chinese rules came into force on June 15 that authorise...
4 days ago · MANILA, Philippines — The damage resulting from China Coast Guard’s violent encounter with personnel of the Philippine Navy on a resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea last June 17 amounted to P60 million, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said.
5 days ago · The Philippine Navy has noticed a big reduction in Chinese vessels monitored in the West Philippine Sea. From a high of 129 deployed from 18 to 24 June, the number is down to 95.
5 days ago · The Philippine Navy’s latest monitoring data showed 95 Chinese vessels swarming in the WPS and in features located within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from 25 June to 1 July. The number was lower than the 129 Chinese vessels deployed from 18 to 24 June.
4 days ago · Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. asked China to pay 60 million pesos ($1 million) in damages for the two navy boats and return seven rifles which he said were seized by Chinese coast guard personnel during the June17 confrontation at Second Thomas Shoal.
