NOW: The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) holds a press conference to deliver updates on the structure spotted at Bajo de Masinloc. @PhilippineStar
To date, the Philippine government have documented the PRC’s movable floating platform, three newly installed floating buoys on top of the two dropped last October, an unidentified floating spherical object, and two antennas — all unlawfully placed.
@JakeEastworld@Liquid_ammo@Santos366712@harukaawake you alredy admit it lol scarborough shaol is not island its a submerge reef is belong to the eez acording to international law and law of the sea or any international lol
China's coast guard is harassing the Philippines.
China is doing everything it can be hated by the entire world. At this point almost all of their neighbors, including us here in Japan, hate them.
JUST IN: Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. confirms that a moving structure was found in the lagoon of Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
According to Brawner, the structure measured 6 meters by 6 meters and had six individuals on board. @ABSCBNNews
𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚
03 June 2026 | Manila, Philippines
The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea is aware of reports regarding the alleged presence of a new structure at Bajo de Masinloc.
Relevant government agencies are currently undertaking verification and validation measures to establish the accuracy, nature, and circumstances surrounding these reports, utilizing available monitoring, surveillance, and operational assessment mechanisms.
The Philippine Government takes seriously any development that may affect the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea. The NTF-WPS is closely coordinating with concerned agencies to ensure a comprehensive and fact-based assessment of the situation.
While verification efforts are ongoing, we underscore the importance of avoiding speculation and, instead, rely on information released through official government channels only.
The Philippines remains steadfast in protecting its national interests, defending its lawful maritime entitlements, and upholding the rules-based international order consistent with international law, particularly the 1982 UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Award.
Further updates will be provided once the verification process has been completed and the facts have been firmly established.
@southyarradan@OopsGuess Exclusive Economic Zone is a maritime area established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). It grants a coastal state sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage natural resources within 200 nautical miles from a country's coastline.
China provided the Philippines with fertilizer and fuel when it needed help most.
And while accepting those supplies, the Philippine defense minister went on stage accusing China of trying to control them.
You were the ones asking China for help.
But the most humiliating part is not even that.
The Philippines was invaded by Imperial Japan.
Bataan Death March.
Japanese occupation.
Manila massacre.
Mass civilian deaths.
Torture.
Humiliation.
That was Filipino blood.
And now its defense secretary stands on stage defending Japan, while attacking China for reminding Asia what Japanese militarism actually did.
This is textbook-perfect self-colonization with a microphone.
China gave the Philippines fertilizer and fuel.
Washington gives it military scripts.
Japan gives it historical amnesia.
And Manila chose to perform for the two countries that either colonized it, occupied it, or still use it as a forward operating pawn.
China was right to ask:
If officials like this keep sabotaging trust, who pays the price?
Not Washington.
Not Tokyo.
Ordinary Filipinos.
Because colonial puppets always perform courage with other people’s lives.
And colonial lackeys never protect their own people.
They protect the leash.
Speaking at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday, a Chinese delegate confronted Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro over what he called a contradiction between Manila's stated support for the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) and its actions in recent years. Teodoro did not directly address the question. Instead, he launched into an emotional discussion of the COC at times appearing incoherent, before being interrupted by the moderator.
@globaltimesnews Every single year, China keeps invading Philippine reefs, islands, international waters, and the EEZ. I’ve never seen any other country do that except China.
#Opinion: China’s scientific research activities at Tiexian Jiao are both an exercise of sovereignty over the reef in accordance with international law and a fulfillment of its international obligations. However, the Philippines continues to pursue an expansionist policy, devising various schemes to occupy new islands and consolidate its illegal occupation of islands and reefs.
globaltimes.cn/page/202605/13…
China has indisputable sovereignty over the #Nansha Qundao (islands) and their adjacent waters. We firmly oppose the Philippines’ construction activities on all illegally occupied Chinese islands and reefs, including Zhongye Dao and Mahuan Dao, and will take necessary measures to safeguard territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests,” Jiang Bin, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, said at a press briefing on Monday when asked to comment on that satellite images reportedly showed that the Philippines is actively upgrading facilities on two islands in the Nansha Qundao, including plans to expand a sheltered harbor on Mahuan Dao and extend the runway on Zhongye Dao.
🚨 OMG! The Solicitor General filed a Comment opposing the petition of Bato Dela Rosa…
…and Bato was quoted: “If someone fights back, they’ll die. If nobody fights back, we'll make them fight back. Produce blood. Instill fear.”
Yan ang crime against humanity that’s why dasurv ang arrest. 👊
#ArrestBato#NasaanSiBato
Senator Ronald dela Rosa says in a Facebook Live that he received information that operatives of the NBI and PNP-CIDG will arrest him after today’s session.
Dela Rosa: “Meron po tayong natanggap na impormasyon na pagkatapos ang aming session itong araw na ito, meron na pong mga operatiba ng NBI at ng CIDG na pupunta dito para ako’y arestuhin.” (Screengrab from Dela Rosa/Facebook) | via @victoriatulad
@PaulH39468020@Michael71T A year ago, China said the Chinese ships were just parked in that area because of bad weather now china trying to steal and conducting ilegal research greedy chinese people.
@Michael71T You should read the historical research of the legal scholar Anthony Carty. The South China Sea is indisputably sovereign territory of China and has been for hundreds of years, hundreds of years before the Philippines existed.
There is nothing historical behind China's expansive territorial claims over almost the entire South China Sea..
It is pure greed! China wants to control the vast reserves of natural resources that are found here.
@PaulH39468020@Michael71T Under international law, no country is supposed to “own” the open sea far from land. Most oceans are considered international waters lol all island already accupied and all reefs and recources only belong to the philippines.
'NO OFFICIAL WARRANT'
DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla responds to former senator Antonio Trillanes' claim that an ICC arrest warrant against Sen. Bato dela Rosa has already been transmitted to the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC).
"There is no official warrant that we are in possession of. Please ask him (Trillanes) if the warrant has been legally served. As far as I know, he’s not part of the PCTC," Remulla told reporters.
Trillanes arrived at the Senate earlier, showing an alleged copy of an ICC arrest warrant against Dela Rosa, who attended the Senate plenary session today, May 11 after months-long absence. | via @manueltupas
IMPEACHED! 255 VOTES IN FAVOR. The Senate now must fulfill its constitutional duty to convene forthwith as an impeachment court once the Articles of Impeachment are transmitted.