Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social · @Norobiik
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Western Command (Wescom) chief Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, the top military commander overseeing and the country’s claims in the , calls the Nido observation post “the other ,” referring to the grounded warship that serves as a military outpost in .

Troops at Nido outpost see vital role amid isolation
globalnation.inquirer.net/2186

#westphsea #philippines #elnido #ayungin #brpsierramadre #westphilippinesea #Palawan

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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social · @Norobiik
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“Masyadong maliit ang P10 million kumpara halimbawa sa na may proposed intelligence funds na P150 million. The is threatened by almost on a daily basis, 24/7, while the DepEd is not even facing any security threat,” said.

Hontiveros wants bigger intelligence funds for Coast Guard in 2024 budget
rappler.com/nation/hontiveros-

#southchinasea #westphsea #philippines #hontiveros #china #pcg #deped

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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social · @Norobiik
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"The drills, which also involved a small contingent of American troops, were carried out as the was making a new attempt to deliver supplies in , two weeks after one of its supply boats was prevented from doing so by (CCG) ships using water cannons."

PH-Aussie forces regain territory from ‘invaders’ in mock drills
globalnation.inquirer.net/2181

#Palawan #australia #southchinasea #secondthomasshoal #westphsea #chinacoastguard #ayunginshoal #philippines #airassault

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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social · @Norobiik
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"The structures, according to the senator, could serve as permanent lodging for soldiers stationed at the rusty , a warship intentionally grounded in the shoal in 1999 as a Philippine military outpost and now at the center of fresh tensions between and ."

P100-M funding sought for PH Ayungin buildup
globalnation.inquirer.net/2178

#westphsea #philippines #ayunginshoal #ayungin #beijing #manila #brpsierramadre

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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social · @Norobiik
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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social · @Norobiik
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More EU stuff in the local newspapers lately, and I expect Sweden to pop up again soon.
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"The countries whose embassies issued the statement issued on Tuesday were , , , , , , , , , , , , , (non-resident), , and "

, 16 member states reaffirm support for arbitral ruling on 7th year | Global News
globalnation.inquirer.net/2163

#westphsea #eu #china #UNCLOS #southchinasea #sweden #Finland #slovakia #romania #austria #poland #netherlands #italy #france #spain #greece #ireland #germany #denmark #czechia #belgium

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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social · @Norobiik
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The ambassadors from , , , and the attended the forum.

"The results were released by president Ronald Holmes, during a forum on the seventh year of the 2016 arbitration ruling against ’s intrusive nine-dash line in the ."

8 out of 10 Filipinos say alliances needed to defend – Pulse Asia
rappler.com/nation/filipinos-s

#westphsea #philippines #southchinasea #china #pulseasia #survey #us #India #japan #australia

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Carmela · @DocCarms
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For , this is only political drama. But for us, Filipinos especially the fishermen whose livelihoods have been impacted by their incursion in our territorial seas, it is a matter of life-and-death.

philstar.com/headlines/2023/02

#Politics #westphsea #philippines #China

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bikejourno · @bikejourno
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Never mind the decision taken in 2016 by the arbitration court, telling Beijing to forget about its and its attempt to expand and militarize islands and reefs in the West Philippines Sea, also known as the East Vietnam Sea and the North Indonesia Sea.

Expansionist and brazen China needs to be held at bay.

coast guard patrolled almost every day in 2022 |
rappler.com/nation/china-coast

#ninedashline #westphsea #southchinasea #maritimeborders #philippines #unclos #china

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Norobiik · @Norobiik
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"The Second Thomas Shoal (), Luconia Shoals, Scarborough Shoal (), Vanguard Bank, and Thitu Island () were among the five areas most frequented by Chinese ships in 2022, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (AMTI-CSIS) in Washington, DC."

coast guard patrolled almost every day in 2022 |
rappler.com/nation/china-coast

#philippines #maritimeborders #southchinasea #westphsea #china #pagasaisland #panatagshoal #ayunginshoal

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