Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. welcomed the Cebu City Council 's decision to declare July 12 of every year as "West Philippine Sea Victory Day," calling the 2016 Arbitral Award a victory that the country should continue to uphold. In a statement, Teodoro...
HONG KONG - Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina A. Roque said here on Tuesday, June 30, that the Philippines is open and ready to be the Greater Bay Area’s (GBA) strategic partner of choice in entering the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market. “To our partners...
The Philippines has captured “virtually none” of the manufacturing diversification away from China despite the ongoing “ China+1 ” strategy adopted by global companies, according to think tank Oxford Economics. In a report on Tuesday, June 30, Oxford Economics lead economist Alexandra...
Malacañang said the relationship between the Philippines and China remains in good condition despite the spat between the Chinese Embassy and the Department of National Defense (DND). Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said there is no conflict between the two...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) completed a two-day bilateral maritime exercise near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite being shadowed by four Chinese vessels throughout the activity. The...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Sunday, June 28, accused the Chinese Embassy in Manila of showing “insincerity” and “duplicity” as the exchange between the Philippines and China over the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling intensified days before its 10th anniversary. DND...
The Philippines has called on the international community to reaffirm the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the legal framework governing the world 's oceans, as the country marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. Speaking...
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday defended its recent patrols in waters east of Taiwan, one day after Britain, France and Germany expressed alarm about what they described as “novel Chinese activity." While the three European countries said the activity, which they did not specifically...
HONG KONG (AP) — China 's Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday defended the country 's technological advancements as an opportunity for the world rather than a threat. Li also said the country 's heavy state subsidies were not the main reason for the rapid rise of its high-tech...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s newest and most powerful of its three aircraft carriers sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said, a day after Taiwan began a five-day military exercise on responding to a Chinese attack. The Fujian carrier first sailed...
China 's word regarding its "suspicious" activities in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal)--a fertile fishing ground well within Philippine territory--shouldn 't be taken at face value. Thus, said former House quad-committee (quad-comm) overall chairman Robert Ace...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he is unfazed by sanctions imposed by China as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, June 23, also dismissed as a “joke” claims that military officers were preparing to file cases against him. Speaking in a...
