Recent West Philippine Sea Tensions

Tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are not necessarily rising, according to Commodore Jay Tarriela, the spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard in the WPS More News

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[{"selector":"#anim-dbb660b9-7b7b-479b-bf1b-7027c81cd936 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(8.809705395357856%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-09b0c8d6-14ae-4753-b485-d11522533d89","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.26393%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe2b8034-5d78-47ca-a816-c24e87052ca5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3b5ec5f-77fe-4889-be7f-a5673bf9dc04","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae5dd0bf-a309-48e8-b6b4-b8dee7ef67ed","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110.44777%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23067687-b862-4120-89c8-064f7aa70296","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f107366-3fa0-4981-bfde-4006cadf8fcd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] The PCG estimated that the investigation would take approximately five days to complete More News