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Infographic | #Philippines
The Philippine Navy and Coast Guard coordinated surveillance and escort operations to monitor China’s Carrier Strike Group near Mindanao, demonstrating the importance of maritime domain awareness and sustained presence in Philippine waters.
Navy | #Philippines
Coincidentally, Cagayan de Oro falls under the jurisdiction of Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM).
two days ago, BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37) concludes its NFEM assignment (November 2022-October 2026) and is scheduled for DDORR.
NFEM📸
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U.S. President Donald Trump:
"It was just revealed that Ilhan Omar’s name is not Ilhan Omar, the one she used to get elected and sworn into Congress, but rather, it’s an entirely different name, Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, and that her last name is, incredibly, also the exact name of her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, the person they said she married and had children with. When asked whether or not she married her brother, she said, “Not to my knowledge.” In other words, she somehow didn’t know? Therefore, because she used a fake name to be sworn in, I assume she must IMMEDIATELY resign from Congress. Please inform the Speaker of the House of Representatives, James Michael Johnson, that the Dumocrat Party has just conceded her seat. Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, her real name, has openly admitted to FRAUD, and she will not be legally allowed to be a Member of this August Body from this point forth. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP".
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“HINDI LANG ITO USAPIN NG MGA PEKENG DOKUMENTO, USAPIN ITO NG SEGURIDAD NG ATING BANSA”
UPDATE: National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag has issued a memorandum for a nationwide probe on the fraudulent procurement and use of official documents.
In a press release on Thursday, Oct. 22, Matibag described the move as an effort towards protecting the integrity of institutions, adding that priority will be given to cases related to national security, including scam hubs and illegal drugs.
He said the crackdown is not an attack on foreigners.
“Hindi ito kampanya laban sa mga dayuhan o laban sa anumang lahi o nasyonalidad. Igagalang natin ang due process at karapatan ng bawat isa,” he said.
“The objective is not simply to discover a fake document. We want to determine who produced it, who facilitated it, who benefited from it, what institutions were compromised, what assets were acquired through it, and whether an organized criminal or national-security network exists behind it,” the agency added. | Jia Erikah Fajardo
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‘LET THEM DISCLOSE IT.’
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday challenged China to disclose the alleged business and financial dealings of some Philippine politicians with Beijing.
READ MORE: inqnews.net/letthemdisclosei…
ALT Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday challenged China to disclose the alleged business and financial dealings of some Philippine politicians with Beijing.
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READ #DFAStatement on the Latest Social Media Posts of the Chinese Embassy
Also found in this link 👉🏻 tinyurl.com/22n2urbs
#DFAForgingAhead
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: PHILIPPINES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES RESUPPLY MISSION TO AYUNGIN SHOAL
On October 21, 2026, the Philippines successfully delivered essential supplies to its personnel aboard BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal.
While China claims to have approved the mission, such claims do not determine the extent of the Philippines’ maritime rights under international law. BRP Sierra Madre remains a symbol of the Philippines’ presence and determination to uphold its lawful rights in the West Philippine Sea.
The 2016 Arbitral Award rejected the legal basis for China’s expansive historic-rights claims within the nine-dash line. The Philippines’ maritime entitlements cannot simply be defined by Beijing’s assertions.
The successful resupply underscores the Philippines’ continued commitment to maintaining its presence and protecting its lawful maritime rights.
🇵🇭 THE PHILIPPINES’ MARITIME RIGHTS ARE NOT CHINA’S TO GRANT. ITS LAWFUL ENTITLEMENTS ARE NOT BEIJING’S TO DECIDE.
#BRPSierraMadre #WPS #WestPhilippineSea #PhilippineSovereignty #RuleOfLaw #StandForThePhilippines #MaritimeSecurity #UNCLOS #SovereignRights #NotOneMore #BreakingNews #AyunginShoal
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Let us call this what it is! A foreign ambassador, on Philippine soil, before Filipino journalists, telling Filipinos that his country "may easily win" if it chooses to use force against us. That is not reassurance. That is a direct threat, and wrapping it in "we love peace" does not change what it is.
Ambassador Jing Quan is a guest in this country. We received him, accredited him, and extended to him every courtesy owed to a diplomat. A guest who reminds his host that he could easily beat him up, but has graciously decided not to, is not describing friendship. He is threatening the very country that received him and asking us to be grateful for it.
He says we should "feel fortunate" to have a neighbor like China. Our fishermen driven away from Bajo de Masinloc do not feel fortunate. Our Coast Guard personnel water-cannoned, rammed, and lasered in our own exclusive economic zone do not feel fortunate. No people feel fortunate when a larger neighbor repeatedly violates the law and then tells them to be thankful it was not worse.
The threat or use of force is prohibited under Article 2(4) of the UN Charter. China's claims in the West Philippine Sea were ruled without legal basis by the 2016 Arbitral Award.
The Philippines does not measure its rights by the size of its neighbor's military. We measure them by international law. Not using force against a country whose rights you are already violating is not peace. It is coercion by other means!
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Defense chief: Chinese diplomat statement meant to threaten PH
By Priam Nepomuceno
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday said the statement made by the top Chinese diplomat was a veiled threat for the Philippines.
Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan earlier said China could “easily win” if it wants to use force amid the ongoing territorial disputes between the two nations.
"But no, we'll not use force. We love peace," Jing told reporters at an event in Quezon City on Thursday.
Teodoro, in turn, said “meron talagang nilalaman ang mga statement na yan (His statement really carries another meaning)."
“At least natalupan. In the same statement, sinasabi niya, we want peace pagkatapos we can use force and you will lose. Banta 'yun. 'Yun ang tunay na laman ng statement na 'yan. Tinatakot tayo (At least we were able to scrutinize it more closely. In the same statement, he is saying that we want peace but after that, he said, we can use force and you will lose. That is a threat. That is the real content of his statement)," he said in a radio interview.
"Kung matatakot tayo, (at) hindi natin tatayuan 'yung statement na 'yan, hindi na makabansa 'yun (If we will get frightened and not stand against that statement, that would be unpatriotic)."
Teodoro lauded FIlipino netizens who came out in force in criticizing the statement of the Chinese diplomat through various social media platforms.
"Kung may kumampi pa dito eh halatang halata na na hindi makabansa ang intensyon (If some will take his side, their intentions are not for the country)," he added. (PNA)
Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo courtesy of DND)
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From the skies to the seas. 🇵🇭🚁🌊⛴️
WEST PH SEA EXERCISES NG PH 🫱🏽🫲🏼US SEEN FROM THE AIR! 🚁
Sanib-pwersa ang Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, at ang United States Navy para sa ika-16 na bilateral maritime cooperative activity o MCA, na layong mapatatag pa ang maritime security.
Sa Bajo de Masinloc naman kinabukasan, 3 Chinese vessels ang umaligid sa mga barko ng Pilipinas.
Samahan si @BiancaDava sa mga eksena mula sa himpapawid at sa karagatan. | via @Patrol_Pilipino
Video produced with Anjo Bagaoisan
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🚨 SEALIGHT INVESTIGATION: 🇨🇳Beijing's "Backbone Force" in 🇵🇭Manila
You've probably never heard of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Associations of the Philippines, or the big Southeast Asian conference it just hosted in Manila, where a Chinese Party-state official instructed delegates to "tell China's story".
In fact, even if you belong to one of the more than 200 ethnically Chinese civic groups it claims to speak for, you may not have heard of it.
The federation's leaders appear to want it that way. After all, nearly everything it publishes is in Chinese ... because although it is virtually unknown to most Filipinos, FFCAP is very important to Beijing.
China's embassy helped create FFCAP in 1977, and its ambassador personally swore in its current officers. Three quarters of its trustees are Chinese citizens.
In 2023 the United Front Work Department hosted a large FFCAP delegation at UFWD headquarters in Beijing, where a council chaired by a CCP Politburo Standing Committee member called it the "backbone force" in the Philippines for its fight against Taiwan independence.
FFCAP's official government filings say it exists to promote "camaraderie." They leave out its pledges to advance China's agenda for Taiwan "under the guidance of the Embassy," and a ₱1.5M gift worth more than twice its reported annual income.
Next June FFCAP turns 50. Once again most Filipinos won't hear about the celebration -- which is sure to be big, lavish and include UFWD leaders from across the region -- because it won't be reported in a language they understand.
But if you read the full SeaLight investigation (link in the comment below), you'll know where to look! 🔍
#UnitedFront #China #Philippines #Taiwan #CCP #ForeignInterference
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Thank you, Dr. @JeffreyOrdaniel, for this donation!
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The WPS Foundation welcomes the commissioning of BRP SARANGANI (6177) into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), following the vessel's formal turnover on 21 September 2026.
BRP SARANGANI, formerly the KINMEN (CG123), was built in 2008. The fully refurbished vessel was acquired by the WPS Foundation and donated to the Philippine Coast Guard at no cost to the Philippine Government, exclusively for civilian maritime use.
The vessel is approximately 61 meters long and 11.7 meters wide, with a displacement of around 688 tons. It gives the PCG an additional platform for maritime patrols, search and rescue, humanitarian assistance and disaster response, marine environmental protection, training, and other civilian missions.
The donation followed months of coordination led by Dr. Jeffrey Ordaniel, President and CEO of the WPS Foundation.
"Our objective was straightforward: if we could bring a capable vessel to the Philippine Coast Guard without asking Filipino taxpayers to foot the bill, we should find a way to make it happen," Ordaniel said. "It took months of work, but we reached an arrangement that worked."
The Foundation thanks its partners in Taiwan, including the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines, for their assistance in facilitating the transfer. It also acknowledges the Manila Economic and Cultural Office for its support.
The Foundation thanks Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard, and the PCG officers and personnel who worked on the acceptance of the vessel.
"Every additional capable vessel means more presence at sea, more capacity for search and rescue, and more options when the Coast Guard is called upon to respond," Ordaniel said. "That is why we pursued this project."
The donation also reflects how far practical maritime cooperation between the peoples of the Philippines and Taiwan has come since the difficult 2013 incident involving a Taiwanese fishing vessel. Both sides have since worked to prevent similar incidents and to build cooperation in areas such as maritime safety and search and rescue.
The WPS Foundation believes there is room for further people-to-people and practical cooperation in search and rescue, maritime safety, fisheries, humanitarian assistance and disaster response, and marine environmental protection, consistent with the Philippines' One China Policy.
"Ultimately, this is now a Philippine Coast Guard vessel. What matters is the service it provides to the Filipino people," Ordaniel said. "We are grateful to everyone who helped make this possible."
Welcome to the Philippine Coast Guard, BRP SARANGANI (6177).
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PLA FIRES FLARES AT UNARMED PCG AIRCRAFT DURING MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS FLIGHT OVER KALAYAAN ISLAND GROUP
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recorded multiple flare discharges by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) against an unarmed PCG aircraft conducting a legitimate Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight over the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) on 07 September 2026.
Prior to landing on Pag-asa Island, the PCG aircraft was challenged over radio by Chinese forces illegally occupying Zamora (Subi) Reef, which then fired flares in its direction. Chinese forces illegally occupying Panganiban (Mischief) Reef repeated the same actions.
In both instances, the PCG aircrew responded over radio that the presence of Chinese forces on these illegally reclaimed features is a violation of international law, and that the MDA flight is a routine and legitimate operation.
The aircrew likewise observed a considerable number of Chinese Maritime Militia vessels sheltered inside the lagoons of both features. No personnel were observed on the decks of these vessels or on the reclaimed facilities, and no vehicular movement was monitored anywhere on the illegally reclaimed artificial islands.
Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan said the PLA's conduct speaks for itself. "Flares were fired at an unarmed Coast Guard aircraft. The PCG does not need to characterize this behavior," Admiral Gavan said.
He added that the 2016 Arbitral Award is clear that Panganiban Reef is a low-tide elevation forming part of the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of the Philippines, and that China's reclamation activities there were carried out in violation of Philippine sovereign rights.
The discharge of flares against an aircraft in flight also endangers flight safety and disregards the duty of due regard that China owes under the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
The PCG will continue to conduct MDA flights over the West Philippine Sea undeterred, and will continue to document and expose China's aggression and violations of international law, in pursuance to the commitment of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that we will never yield.
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Lawak is civilly administered as part of the Municipality of Kalayaan, Province of Palawan and is recognized as a high tide feature capable of generating its own 12 nautical mile territorial sea..
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- China's position on the SCS arbitration is clear, consistent and firm.
they have no position.
- PCA award has no binding force.
because you don't want to be subjected to UNCLOS.
- China neither accepts nor recognizes the 2016 ruling.
of course, because you lost..
booooom!
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during a bilateral meeting in Seoul today, September 7, 2026, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back discussed shifting from a standard buyer-seller relationship into a joint manufacturing partnership..
𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦–𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗞𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗔 𝗖𝗢-𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗦
#PTVExclusive: Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said South Korea remains as the Philippines’ preferred defense supplier. | via Patrick de Jesus
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LOOK|| BATANES: HOME, HERITAGE, AND KINSHIP
Batanes is a Philippine home shaped by island communities, history, and a living connection across the Bashi Channel.
#Batanes #IvatanTao #BashiChannel #PhilippineHeritage
#AustronesianKinship
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Imagine entering someone else’s neighborhood, sending 56 ships, and then acting like you own the place.
If this is China’s idea of “peaceful presence,” then apparently peace comes with warships and coast guard patrols.
The Philippine EEZ is not China’s playground.
The West Philippine Sea is not theirs to occupy, patrol, or intimidate.
56 vessels. One clear message: they keep showing up because they want Filipinos to get used to them.
But we won’t.
WEST PHILIPPINE SEA: IS FOR FILIPINO SEATIZENS. 🇵🇭
#BRPSierraMadre #WPS #WestPhilippineSea #UNCLOS #RuleOfLaw #StandForSovereignty #FactsOverPropaganda #Philippines #FactsMatter #NotOneMore #PhilippineEEZ #AtinTo #RightIsMight
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The Philippines will continue to support its troops and maintain its presence because sovereign rights are not subject to another country’s approval or demands.
China may protest. China may threaten. China may label lawful Philippine operations as “provocations.”
But China does not get to dictate what the Philippines can lawfully do to support its own personnel and uphold its rights.
The Philippines will not abandon its troops just to satisfy Beijing.
The missions will continue.
The troops will be supported.
The Philippines will stand its ground.
No foreign power has the authority to dictate the Philippines’ sovereign rights.
#BRPSierraMadre #WPS #WestPhilippineSea #UNCLOS #RuleOfLaw #FactsMatter #NotOneMore #AyungionShoal #StandwiththePhilippines
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THE PHILIPPINES BUILDS. THE PHILIPPINES STANDS. THE PHILIPPINES ENDURES. 🇵🇭
Recent satellite imagery shows that the Philippines continues construction of the shelter port at "Lawak Island" in the West Philippine Sea, despite protests from China.
This is more than construction. It is a declaration of resilience.
China may protest. It may pressure. It may try to intimidate. But protests do not erase the Philippines’ presence.
Every structure strengthened.
Every Filipino vessel at sea.
Every soldier and fisherfolk who continues to stand their ground.
These are reminders that the Philippines is here and the Filipino people are not giving up.
The Philippines will not be intimidated into abandoning its rights. It will continue strengthening its presence, protecting its people, and standing firmly for its national interests.
Lawak Island represents hope—the hope that the Philippines can build, defend, and secure its future despite pressure from a much larger power.
THE PHILIPPINES BUILDS BECAUSE IT BELONGS.
THE PHILIPPINES STANDS BECAUSE THIS IS HOME.
THE PHILIPPINES ENDURES BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE ERASED. 🇵🇭
#BRPSierraMadre #WPS #WestPhilippineSea #UNCLOS #RuleOfLaw #FactsMatter #NotOneMore #StandWithPhilippines #PhilippineSovereignty #RightIsMight
