Tag: SeaLight

The tropical island in the Philippines where Bondi terrorists trained + more

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

[Australian Financial Review] The tropical island in the Philippines where Bondi terrorists trained

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[New York Times] Bondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active

Both articles quote Rommel Banlaoi from the Philippines, who was recently smeared by Ray Powell, of SeaLight, and Reuters.

Updated: The War of Ideas in the Indo-Pacific (Rommel Banlaoi)

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China accuses Philippines of ‘premeditated’ provocations near Sabina Shoal + more

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
YouTube / Rumble

Beijing has accused Manila of organising a “premeditated” provocation and dangerous manoeuvres near a disputed reef in the South China Sea, and Washington of making false statements that have escalated tensions in the region.

Manila said Philippine fishing boats near Sabina Shoal had been targeted with water cannons by Chinese coastguard ships in an incident on Friday, while Beijing said Philippine personnel had threatened Chinese officers with knives.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the Philippines had assembled a large number of vessels “in an organised and premeditated manner to provoke trouble” in waters near the shoal.

[SCMP] China accuses Philippines of ‘premeditated’ provocations near Sabina Shoal (archived)

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Filipino fishermen injured in China Coast Guard encounter

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
“This handout photo from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) taken and received on December 13, 2025, shows coast guard personnel attending to injured fishermen after an incident with China Coast Guard near Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea.” / [Agence France-Presse reprint]: Filipino fishermen injured in China Coast Guard encounter

[Aaron-Matthew Lariosa] VIDEO: China Coast Guard Blasts Fishermen With Water Cannon Near Sabina Shoal, Philippines Dispatches Patrol Boats

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Imagine Being Ray Powell (CIA), Terrified of Peace, Diplomacy, and a Filipina +

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Oh, look — Ray Powel, again, the CIA operative messing around the SCS dispute???

Apparently, I’m living rent-free in the head of a retired U.S. Air Force colonel turned “maritime gray-zone investigator” who thinks the Philippines, China, ASEAN, and the entire South China Sea revolve around his newly invented fantasy threat matrix. Let me make this absolutely clear:

Ray Powell mentioning me — twice now — is A BADGE OF HONOR!! Because if a CIA-adjacent operative (yes, Ray, we all know how “Air Force Attachés” function abroad), working hand-in-hand with Washington’s geopolitical machinery, has me on his radar, it only means one thing:

I’m saying something true enough, loud enough, and inconvenient enough to rattle him.

Imagine Being Ray Powell (CIA), Terrified of Peace, Diplomacy, and a Filipina

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10-31-2025: Denial-of-service attack on my WordPress

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The view count increased by 100 in just one hour since I first received a notification from WordPress. The numbers just aren’t adding up, and my website is experiencing slow access issues. The last time this happened, it was due to a denial-of-service attack about a year ago when I was deeply involved in researching the Philippines’ ‘Assertive Transparency Initiative.’ It’s interesting how these issues have resurfaced now that I’ve returned to this topic. Unfortunately, I let my Netgear Armor security subscription lapse, so I didn’t receive any notifications this time.

Previous DDoS attacks:

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