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Espionage Case Raises New Concerns Over Philippine Information Security in the West Philippine Sea

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — March 9, 2026 Philippine authorities confirmed this week that an espionage case tied to information about West Philippine Sea resupply operations has moved into the spotlight of national security concerns. Investigators say the case involves the alleged transfer of sensitive operational details related to…

Espionage Case Raises New Concerns Over Philippine Information Security in the West Philippine Sea

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China's Opportunistic Gambit in the West Philippine Sea: A Moral Reckoning Amid America's Caribbean Distraction

By WPS News Special Op-Ed ContributorDecember 1, 2025 MANILA — As thunderclouds gather over the West Philippine Sea, where 30 Chinese vessels recently swarmed disputed shoals in brazen defiance of the 2016 arbitral ruling, the timing could not be more ominous. Beijing’s aggressive posturing—deploying warships and coast guard cutters to encroach upon Manila’s exclusive economic zone—coincides…

China's Opportunistic Gambit in the West Philippine Sea: A Moral Reckoning Amid America's Caribbean Distraction