"I was a bit disappointed with the decision to turn back. So were the other volunteers. But the incident all the more strengthened their commitment to defend the country’s territory in the West Philippine Sea." Read Palawan News reporter Gerald Ticke's first-hand account of his experience joining a Christmas caravan to Lawak Island in the West Philippine Sea. (This special report was produced under VERA Files’ project on enhancing the media’s capability to raise public awareness of the situation in the South China Sea, funded by the Government of Canada through its Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. #CanadaFundPH )
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 December) During our journey to the West Philippine Sea (WPS), I wrote four running articles online, published short
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MANILA, Philippines: M/V Kapitan Felix Oca, the training ship owned by the Associated Marine Officers and Seamen s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP), served as the flagship of the convoy of civilian vessels headed for the West Philippine Sea for a gift-giving mission.