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[EDITORIAL] Paano nangyari na naging mayor ang isa umanong Chinese asset?
SUMMARY Nakaaaliw ang mga memes na nagsulputan tungkol kay Bamban Mayor Alice Guo – indikasyon ng pagkaasar ng publiko sa hindi kapani-paniwalang kuwento ng buhay niya – or more accurately, sa kasalatan ng kuwento ng buhay niya. “Your Honor, hindi ko na po maalala,” ang gasgas na gasgas na tugon ni Alice Guo sa mga […]
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In Pag-asa Island, residents make a stand to defend Philippine sovereignty
SUMMARY “Hindi kami aalis dito. Sa amin ito,” declared Maribel Belono, a resident of Pag-asa Island in the municipality of Kalayaan, Palawan province. (We’re not leaving this area. This is ours.) Belono, 49, first set foot in the island in 2002. She just wanted to visit the area. But little did she know that she […]
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[OPINION] John Lennon, the West Philippine Sea, and Atin Ito
SUMMARY What if, as John Lennon wrote in his classic song “Imagine,” there were no countries? What would the situation then be like in the South China Sea and in the West Philippine Sea? I was reminded of the lyrics to Lennon’s famous song and its meaning after watching a China Global Television Network (CGTN) […]
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[PANOORIN] Paninindigan ng mga sibilyan sa Pag-asa Island
KALAYAAN, Philippines – Sa isla ng Pag-asa sa West Philippine Sea, patuloy na naninindigan ang mga residente laban sa China. “Hindi kami aalis dito. Sa amin ito,” sabi ni Maribel Belono. Dagdag niya, bagama’t palagi nilang natatanaw ang naglalakihang barko ng China na nakapalibot sa isla, ni minsan ay hindi sumagi sa kanyang isipan na […]
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[Judgment Call] Philippine seas and a healthy dose of transparency
SUMMARY Extracting quick and timely on-the-record answers from most diplomats is an exercise in hope. Answers, should they come, are seldom quick and rarely timely. But you try anyway. However, hoping for quick, timely, and responsive answers from the Chinese embassy in Manila when diplomatic ties are at a considerable low is an exercise in […]
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Atin Ito coalition calls civilian mission in West Philippine Sea a ‘major victory’
SUMMARY MANILA/BEIJING – A Philippine group leading a civilian supply mission in the South China Sea delivered food and fuel to Filipino fishermen despite being shadowed by Chinese vessels, its officials said on Thursday, May 16, calling it a “major victory.” A 10-member team was sent by the Atin Ito (This is Ours) group to […]
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[Rappler Investigates] Deal or no deal, Duterte?
SUMMARY Rodrigo Duterte ceased to be president in June 2022, yet his shadow continues to loom large over state matters today. Of course, his drug war campaign will be immortalized in Philippine history books as probably the worst that resulted in thousands of violent killings instigated by a president. But, as we have discovered, that’s […]
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46 Chinese ships in vicinity as civilian convoy tries to reach Panatag Shoal
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) monitored at least 46 Chinese vessels in the “vicinity area” of Panatag Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc on Thursday, May 16, as a civilian mission aboard wooden fishing vessels tried to sail closer to the shoal. According a situation report from the PCG that was shared […]
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WATCH: Massive vessel deployment in Panatag betrays a scared China, says Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Over 46 Chinese government vessels have been deployed at the vicinity of Panatag Shoal, also called Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal, a feature just 120 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales province in the West Philippine Sea. At least 19 of those vessels were in the immediate area of the […]
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PCG aircraft challenged by Chinese vessel as Atin Ito civilian mission to WPS sets off
A Philippine Coast Guard aircraft on Wednesday sighted a huge number of Chinese vessels, including a warship, in and around Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, where a civilian mission is headed. A group of journalists, including our team from GMA Integrated News, were on board the PCG aircraft to witness the conduct of […]
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What you need to know: Civilian mission to Panatag Shoal
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Atin Ito coalition is holding its second civilian mission in the face of rising tensions between China and the Philippines. The coalition, which includes several civil society organizations, is sailing from May 14 to May 17, 2024, towards Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal, a feature within the Philippines’ exclusive economic […]
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Civilian group Atin Ito sails towards Panatag Shoal, as fleet of China ships await
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – A coalition of civic organizations, including political, youth, and farmer and fishing groups, pushed through with a civilian mission to Scarborough or Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday, May 15. The group will sail towards the “general vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc,” a feature just over 120 nautical […]