The move of more than a dozen senators to replace or declare unwelcome China 's embassy diplomats in the Philippines weren 't able to silence them after making on Tuesday night, Jan. 27, yet another statement—a very lengthy one—that targeted Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman...
President Marcos stands by Filipino officials defending the country’s maritime rights, Malacañang said on Monday, Jan. 26, amid escalating word wars between the Chinese Embassy in Manila and Philippine officials over statements on the West Philippine Sea. In a press briefing, Presidential...
The heated online exchange between Chinese and Filipino officials continues after the Chinese Embassy in Manila accused Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela of repeatedly lying and insisted that disputes between China and the Philippines can only be resolved through...
China 's embassy in Manila has accused Senator Risa Hontiveros of doing "political theater" and not advocacy whenever she speaks against Beijing. Accused by Hontiveros herself of being a "bad guest" in the Philippines, the embassy fired back at the senator by asking if she is "really...
China said Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and West Philippine Sea spokesman Jay Tarriela "crossed the line" when he allegedly defamed Chinese President Xi Jinping during a talk with Filipino students, prompting Beijing to summon and lodge a diplomatic protest before Philippine Ambassador Jaime...
China’s coast guard has rescued 13 Filipinos after their Singaporean-flagged ship capsized in the waters off Bajo de Masinloc early Friday morning, Jan. 23. Photos released by the Chinese Embassy in Manila showed how the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) pulled off the search and rescue for Filipinos and...
China has warned Philippine officials against "paying the price" if they continue—as they believe so—spreading "malicious information" against them. Guo Jiakun, spokesman for China 's Foreign Ministry, issued the statement in response to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and West Philippine...
China’s embassy in Manila is once again trading barbs with yet another Philippine government official, this time with Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno, whom it advised to be responsible in asserting facts. “Rep. Diokno, before hastily assigning labels or making accusations, it would be...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has filed a diplomatic protest against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Jay Tarriela, known for exposing China 's supposed illegal activities in the West Philippine Sea, before Malacañang and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for supposedly...
China 's embassy in Manila has accused one country of going into another sovereign country and kidnapping its president. Guo Wei, deputy spokesman of the Chinese embassy in the Philippines, made a vague statement where he stressed that "everyone knows where the concepts of 'transparency...
China’s newly-installed ambassador in Manila recently talked to Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a meeting focused on strengthening the Philippines-China partnership and stressing that cooperation among nations must not be about military alignments. Marcoleta bared sitting down with Chinese...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Saturday, Jan. 3, hit back anew at Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s remark over the West Philippine Sea issue, saying the Philippines has the right to claim its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as much as China does. In a statement, the embassy acknowledged that the two...
