The Sierra Madre is grounded on Ayungin and is Manila’s lone military ... process and the Bantay Dagat framework, in addition to our longstanding shared efforts to address regional challenges ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) have renewed the financial insurance program for Bantay Dagat volunteers this year. The BFAR ...

Philippine forces have transported food and other supplies to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal without untoward incidents, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. It was the fifth ...

The Philippines and China agreed Thursday to an indefinite implementation of an arrangement for the resupply of daily necessities and rotation missions by Manila at Ayungin Shoal in the West ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and China’s “provisional understanding” regarding the Manila’s rotation and resupply (RORE) missions in Ayungin Shoal should be “temporary” and “end soon,” ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the Philippines’ latest rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) mission to Ayungin Shoal on January 24 was completed without ...

While Ayungin Shoal is within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Beijing insists that it’s part of their territory, which they define using the so-called 10-dash line. JANUARY ...

Through the Information and Fisherfolk Coordination Unit, the BFAR has enrolled 6,800 Bantay Dagat volunteers to the program this year, 47 percent higher than 2024's 3,545 beneficiaries.

The DFA said the two countries also “exchanged views” on a “provisional understanding” aimed to avoid tensions and confrontations during resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal, where the BRP ...

Agriculture in the Philippines faces a lot of challenges. Filipino households pay more for food than their Southeast Asian neighbors—often more than double. At the same time, agricultural workers, who ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and China have agreed to uphold the “provisional understanding” allowing Manila’s rotation and resupply (RORE) missions to BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal at ...

A SENIOR Navy (PN) officer on Tuesday said that China’s, use of a long-range acoustic device (Lrad) against a Coast Guard (PCG) vessel patrolling the West Philippine Sea (WPS), highlights its ...