PH denies China's seizure of Sandy Cays

THE National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) vehemently denied on Monday, April 28, 2025, the claim of China that it has already seized and taken full control of Sandy Cay, a tiny sandbank near Pag-asa Island where a Philippine military facility is situated. In a press conference, National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Deputy General Jonathan Malaya slammed China for making such an "alarming" claim, which may escalate the tension in the WPS. “Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Commodore Jay Tarriela, said that an Inter-Agency Maritime Operation (IAMO), composed of the Philippine…