
China mislabels security actions
The Philippine military rejected the Chinese Embassy’s statements on Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, defending a law enforcement operation in Misamis…
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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on West Philippine Sea sovereignty debate.

The Philippine military rejected the Chinese Embassy’s statements on Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, defending a law enforcement operation in Misamis…
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China hits back at the US after Washington condemned Beijing’s actions during a Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal, intensifying tensions in the West…
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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned that the Philippines’ West Philippine Sea and territorial defense efforts could lose momentum after the 2028…
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The BRP Datu Magat Salamat sustained an estimated P1.4 million in damage after it was allegedly rammed by a China Coast Guard vessel in the West Philippine…
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In 2023, Powell officially launched SeaLight, a nonprofit initiative that closely tracks Chinese activities and gray-zone tactics in the West Philippine Sea…
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China Coast Guard patrols east of Batanes are raising concerns over Beijing’s expanding maritime presence beyond the disputed South China Sea, with experts…
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Now, more than ever, in the midst of an escalating crisis in the West Philippine Sea, we, the Filipino people, need help from our American allies, not today…
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Let us not forget that the coalition of the Philippines, the US, Australia and Japan is a prime force in the WPS conflict. China fears this coalition because…
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Winnie Monsod criticized the Marcos administration’s China arrangement over Ayungin Shoal, warning it could threaten Philippine sovereign rights and interests…
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The uncomfortable truth is that many of our vulnerabilities are created at home.
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AFP backs calls for action against foreign state-sponsored disinformation targeting the West Philippine Sea, citing online propaganda, malign influence…
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Gibo is our ace. He has the capability to continue to oppose China’s propaganda machinery. Let us support him.
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The absence of conflict is proof that the arrangement is working exactly as Beijing designed it to work.
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The AFP monitored 77 China Coast Guard vessels in Philippine waters during the first half of 2026, as Chinese maritime militia and naval ship sightings…
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The Philippines vowed to enforce its laws amid West Philippine Sea tensions, as the DFA filed 27 diplomatic protests against China in the first half of 2026…
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In Ocampo v. Arroyo, G.R. 182734, the Supreme Court invalidated in 2023 an earlier joint seismic undertaking among Philippine, Chinese and Vietnamese state…
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Washington is helping Palawan fishermen report what they see at sea, as China makes those waters harder for Filipinos to fish.
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Heavy rains, rising river levels and strong currents caused part of the flood control structure at the ongoing Nangueg West Bridge project in Narvacan, Ilocos…
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