Following what it called a "changing regional dynamic in the Indo-Pacific region," the United States has expressed its commitment to assist the Philippine armed forces, public vessels as well as aircraft in the South China Sea as part of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). The assurance came after US...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Thursday that a long-awaited UN report reaffirmed its view that China is carrying out genocide against the Uyghur people, as Beijing furiously labeled the world body an accomplice of the West. This picture taken early September 1, 2022 shows a...
PEKIN, China -- A UN report said claims of torture and forced labour in China's Xinjiang are credible and warned crimes against humanity may have taken place, allegations condemned Thursday by Beijing as a "political tool" aimed at containing the country. This file photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows...
BEIJING, China -- The United Nations on Wednesday released a landmark report detailing serious human rights abuses by China against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. In this file photo taken on April 1, 2021, a demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colours of the flag of...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Luis Enrique Austria Manalo has emphasized that his department would execute President Marcos’ ‘’marching orders’’ which is not to surrender a single inch of Philippine territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Appearing before the committee...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday gave assurance that Filipinos in Shenzhen, China, which is currently under Covid-19-related lockdown, are in good condition. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) based in Guangdong province already...
BEIJING, China -- Nearly 150 cats bound for slaughterhouses have been rescued by police in eastern China, an international animal welfare organisation said. This photo taken on August 25 and released on August 31, 2022 by Vshine/Humane Society International shows cats among 150 cats reacued by...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the Marcos administration to prioritize the interest of the Filipino people amid proposals for a joint energy exploration in the West Philippine Sea between the Philippines and China. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go As a matter of principle, Go said he is...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Consulate General of China here is awaiting the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) decision on the date of the groundbreaking of the P19-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project. CONSUL General Li Lin Consul General Li Lin said the DPWH will be...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday acknowledged the suggestion of former Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao to jointly yet legally explore oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea, although it deferred the conduct of its process to the Department of Energy (DOE). While...
BEIJING, China -- Millions of people in areas surrounding China's capital were ordered into lockdown Tuesday, with authorities doubling down on efforts to contain Covid-19 ahead of a key ruling Communist Party meeting this year. Nearly four million people in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing,...
Malacañang has yet to make a stand on the joint oil and gas exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea, saying they will have to study it first. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) "Pag-aaralan po natin sa ngayon (We will study it for now)," Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in...
