Jun 13, 2024 · A fisherman on one of the boats in the convoy unfurled a Philippine flag to show foreign vessels, especially Chinese, sailing through the area that the West Philippine Sea (WPS) belongs to the Philippines.

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Sep 27, 2023 · Philippine officials strongly condemned the installation last week of a 300-meter (980-foot) -long barrier by Chinese coast guard vessels at the entrance to the lagoon of Scarborough Shoal as a violation of international law and the country’s sovereignty.

The flag of the Philippines has been adopted in 1946 when the country gained independence from the US. It was designed in the 19th century by the leader of the uprising against the Spanish domination Emilio Aguinaldo, who defeated the enemy on 28 May 1898 at the battle of Alapan.

May 3, 2024 · A water cannon incident that damaged two Filipino vessels also directly hit the Philippine flag during a patrol in the West Philippine Sea. A Chinese coast guard vessel fired the water cannon on the flag on the Philippine Coast Guard vessel, a PCG video showed.

Oct 16, 2024 · On April 30, 1997, the Philippine Navy landed on Huangyan Island, blew up the sovereignty marker set up by China in 1990 and raised the Philippine flag. After that, the Philippines took further actions in the area, including detaining Chinese fishermen, conducting joint military exercises with the U.S., and intercepting Chinese vessels.

May 3, 2024 · MANILA — The Philippine flag took a direct hit from the China Coast Guard’s water cannon attack during the government’s supply mission to Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Panatag Shoal or Scarborough Shoal, on April 30.

Jun 23, 2024 · The president of the Philippines said Sunday, June 23, 2024, his country would not yield to “any foreign power” after Chinese forces injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged at least two military boats with machetes, axes and hammers in a clash in the disputed South China Sea, but added the Philippines would never instigate a war.(Armed ...

Dec 21, 2023 · Relations between Manila and Beijing have soured under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with Manila pivoting back towards the United States which supports the Southeast Asian nation in...

Jun 17, 2024 · China’s coast guard said a Philippine supply ship entered waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands that’s part of territory claimed by several nations. The Philippine military called the Chinese coast …