A clip from today’s aired segment on Channel News Asia (CNA ), which centered on evaluating Pres Marcos Jr’s foreign policy during his first year as president. This is the first of a 2-part series of the program. Thank you, Ms. Buena Bernal 🇵🇭

WATCH ICYM: My report on #Philippines Pres. Ferdinand #MarcosJr ’s comment on #China ’s #divideandconquer maritime tactic in the #SouthChinaSea , ahead of his keynote speech @ IISS News's #ShangriLaDialogue in #Singapore youtu.be/R_dZCpCVw78?si…

More reports: bit.ly/BuenaCNA

#Philippines in statement⬇️ says defence chief Gibo Teodoro & delegation will join Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr at IISS News's #ShangriLaDialogue

If u're a keen observer of the region's diplomatic & defence landscape, DM me re what you hope to hear from Marcos Jr's speech tomorrow

Murad Ebrahim, chief minister of Muslim-majority autonomous region BARMM in Southern #Philippines , tells the #Brunei biz sector that BARMM is poised for significant economic growth & devt, undergoing a transformative phase w/ a focus on sustainable devt, peace & inclusive growth

Kabilang si Buena Bernal, journalist ng Channel News Asia, sa mga miyembro ng media na sumama sa civilian-led mission ng Atin Ito Coalition sa Bajo De Masinloc o Scarborough Shoal sa West Philippines Sea ngayong Miyerkules, Mayo 15.

via Buena Bernal/ X

#PilipinasToday

For tourists at 🇵🇭 #Philippines -held Thitu (Pag-Asa) Island, a picture is worth a thousand words. This is how the gray-zone contest is fought—with text messages from the Philippines’ 2nd largest mobile phone network SMART welcoming passengers to … 🇨🇳 #China .
Buena Bernal 🇵🇭

BARMM deserves Peace and Prosperity.

'Philippines, this is ours' (Atin Ito)

We'll be hearing repeated chants of this, as our team joins a civilian-led mission to #ScarboroughShoal this wk

Won't have signal in the nxt 3 days, so meantime here's a link to our #WestPhilippineSea story last yr youtu.be/P_93bWSIzaQ?si…

Leaders of a #Filipino -led mid-May civilian mission dubbed 'Atin Ito' to #ScarboroughShoal of the #WestPhilippineSea in the larger #SouthChinaSea say the mission encourages active citizenship & sends a message to #China about #Filipino s' unwavering commitment to #sovereignrights

'Long live #Filipino fishermen!' chant supporters of the Filipino civilian-led mission dubbed #AtinIto to #ScarboroughShoal in the #WestPhilippineSea , the #Philippines ' label for its EEZ in the larger #SouthChinaSea

UPDATE before I lose signal

The engine of our boat, 1 of 4 main fishing boats headed to #ScarboroughShoal as part of a #Filipino civilian-led mission dubbed #AtinIto , was losing steam. So in true #Bayanihan fashion, we were towed by a nearby boat so the engine could work better

Supporters of the #Filipino civilian-led mission to #ScarboroughShoal in the #WestPhilippineSea , the #Philippines ' label for its EEZ in the larger #SouthChinaSea , chants, 'China, layas!' (China, go away!)

Please support this concert for the benefit of Scarborough Shoal fishermen this Sunday Feb 26, 10 am Ph time and Saturday 9 pm NY time. It is free and you can donate if you want.

CNA Cignal TV TIDBITS BEHIND THE SCENES DURING THIS CONVOY

Took a spontaneous vertical video upon seeing over 100 small wooden boats sailing together in the #WestPhilippineSea

WATCH ICYM: My report yesterday, as #Balikatan2024 officially closed: youtu.be/ukH3uEhgqaI?si…

More reports at bit.ly/BuenaCNA

#westphsea #westphilippinesea #southchinasea #scs #bajodemasinloc #panatagshoal #china #balikatan #military
#philippines #manila

READ & WATCH: My text story & embedded TV show on the country’s #health woes & #health care #heroes , who have nothing but our utmost respect: channelnewsasia.com/asia/gaps-phil…

Also LISTEN to our podcast here for insights behind the scenes of the TV show: open.spotify.com/episode/2IW55V…

Omg

Ray Powell Buena Bernal 🇵🇭 ASEAN Strategic Asean News Today South China Sea News Dzirhan Mahadzir Irfan_newboys🇲🇾🇵🇸🏳️🏴 Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦 Duan Dang Nga Pham Andrew Erickson 艾立信 Blake Herzinger A comment that illustrates to everyone what the #SouthChinaSea Code of Conduct negotiations must be like behind closed doors.

Slightly angered Patricia Evangelista yday by reminding her that I'm now on my 12th yr as a journo (to remind her she's aged). She was one of the senior reporters when I started out in the same newsroom

But what I really wanted to say, no matter how she minimises her influence
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