Day: August 15, 2023

08 August 2023 – Ayungin Shoal, as explicitly stated in the Award of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration, is a low-tide elevation that is not subject to sovereignty claims or appropriation.  It is part of the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines over which the Philippines has sovereign rights and jurisdiction. The Philippines’ resupply …

DFA Spokesperson’s Statement in Response to the Statement of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on 07 August 2023 Read More »

08 August 2023 – China Coast Guard (CCG), People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and Chinese maritime militia vessels took blocking and other aggressive maneuvers, including the use of a water cannon, against Philippine supply boats and coast guard vessels on a routine rotation and resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre today, August 5, in …

DFA STATEMENT ON THE 05 AUGUST 2023 INCIDENT ON THE AYUNGIN SHOAL Read More »