BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China 's eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken, according to China 's national weather center. Bavi previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan 's southern islands and Taiwan. It...
Fourteen countries reaffirmed on Sunday, July 12, the binding nature of the landmark 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling, declaring once again that there is no legal basis for China 's sweeping maritime claims and calling for disputes in the strategic waterway to be resolved peacefully under...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro brushed aside Chinese academics ' claims that Batanes belongs to China, saying the Philippine government deals with official state positions rather than the views of individual scholars. Responding to questions about the...
Former House quad-committee (quad-comm) overall chairman Robert Ace Barbers gave China a piece of his mind upon learning of the Asian giant 's recent ballistic missile test in the South Pacific. Barbers, currently House impeachment adviser and spokesperson of the prosecution panel in the trial...
President Marcos said that the rule of law—not military or economic might—must govern the South China Sea, as he reaffirmed the Philippines ' commitment to the 2016 Arbitral Award on its 10th anniversary. Speaking before diplomats, government officials, legal experts, and international...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday, July 10, said the military will increase patrols not only in the country 's northern waters but across all maritime areas after Chinese scholars claimed that Batanes belongs to China. Teodoro said the Armed Forces...
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded “an all-out search and rescue effort," urging a swift investigation of the incident and...
The protection of the Philippines’ marine patrimony is a constitutional obligation that no administration can simply abandon, Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe said as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the landmark South China Sea arbitral ruling. Speaking at the commemorative...
The Philippines firmly declared that the landmark 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award is "not subject to negotiation or compromise," as it marked the ruling 's 10th anniversary and reaffirmed its commitment to defending the country 's maritime rights through international law. Speaking at...
An affront to the identity of Filipinos. That 's how Batanes lone district Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr. described the claim made by Chinese scholars that the his province--located in the nothernmost part of the Philippines--was an extension of Taiwan, and therefore belonged to China. "Any challenge...
A Filipino scholar, Dr. Enrico Gloria, delivered a commencement speech in Mandarin at the graduation ceremony of the School of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University, using the Filipino concept of “kapwa” and the Chinese virtue of “rén” to call for greater empathy and cross-cultural...
BEIJING (AP) — China allocated millions of dollars in additional relief funding for disaster-hit areas Wednesday after severe storms destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people and a landslide killed 21 forestry workers. The central government allocated 50 million yuan ($7.4...
