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The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (PDFA) announced that Iran released one of four Filipino sailors detained when the country seized the MSC Aries on April 13th. The Philippines also said they "appreciate Iran's gesture" and thanked India for assisting in securing the sailor's release. The Department of Migrant Workers and PDFA will work to secure the release of the...

In mid-April, a video message allegedly made by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. emerged on YouTube and Facebook. In the message, Marcos called for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to “act against a foreign country” during a discussion of the tensions in the South China Sea. However, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) released on April 23rd a...

On May 1st, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced they would dispatch a vessel to intercept the Chinese research vessel, the Shen Kuo, currently loitering about 30 miles (48 km) east of the coast of Samar Island in the eastern Philippines. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported the vessel was first sighted on April 25th, approximately 70...

On April 30th, several China Coast Guard (CCG) and China Maritime Militia (CMM) vessels intercepted one Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and one Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel during their patrol near Scarborough Shoal (Bajo De Masinloc). The Philippine vessels’ mission was to distribute food and fuel to the Philippine fishermen operating in and around the...

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela held a press conference on Monday, April 29th, urging people to fight misinformation about the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) posted online by "Chinese trolls." “Since we started this transparency from February until now, the mere fact that the Chinese government is intensifying information operations means we are very effective," Tarriela...