BEIJING, China -- President Xi Jinping hailed China's rise as a global power and demanded unity around his leadership on Sunday, launching a Communist Party Congress that is set to rubber stamp his bid to rule for a historic third term. President Xi Jinping (Xinhua) In an opening address to 2,300...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has high hopes on the possible oil and gas exploration activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after learning of reported discussions for joint exploration with China in the contested area. There is no time to lose for the Philippines to discover and exploit...
The Philippines must attract 1.7 million tourists from China every year--just like old times--if it wants the local tourism industry to fully recover from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Alejandra Luengo/ Unsplash) Thus, reckoned Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo, who categorically...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, October 12 said China should first recognize the country’s maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea before imposing a “tourism blacklist” against the Philippines. Ejercito issued the statement in response to Chinese Ambassador Huang...
China should increase its economic cooperation with the Philippines to make up for what the US lacks in terms of bilateral ties with the country as the Marcos administration started shifting its foreign policy toward the Western giant, an analyst said Wednesday. Professor Bobby Tuazon, Director for...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, October 12 urged the Chinese embassy in the Philippines, particularly Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, to issue a categorical statement whether or not the country is already blacklisted or is about to be blacklisted by...
The environmental damage caused by China to Philippine marine life due to its reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) reached P35-billion. This was revealed by Senator Loren Legarda during today’s public hearing by the Senate finance sub-committee B chaired by Senator Cynthia A....
Malacañang said Tuesday it is still awaiting an official advisory on the supposed blacklisting of the Philippines from China's tourist sites after Senate President Migz Zubiri bared the move that supposedly came from the Chinese envoy in Manila. "Wala pa po kaming nari-receive na advisory (We...
China is blacklisting some countries from tourism particularly those that allow offshore gaming operations to protect their citizens from getting involved in crimes. SENATE RECEIVES CHINESE AMBASSADOR: Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, together with Senators Win Gatchalian and Robinhood Padilla...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, October 11 urged the government to pave the way to cease the operations of Chinese-owned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) eventually as its operators are using the country as a venue to market online gambling in a country like China where it is prohibited....
Congess must pass a bill delineating the country’s maritime boundaries as well as its 200-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez said on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) According to Rodriguez, Congress should enact into law a...
JIUQUAN, China -- China sent a solar exploration satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sunday, furthering the country's scientific endeavor to unravel the mysteries of the Sun. A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Advanced Space-based Solar...
