The National Security Council (NSC) firmly opposed the newly announced plan of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to establish a national nature reserve at Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año said the...
The National Security Council (NSC) emphasized that the Philippines’ actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should not be seen as a danger to regional peace and security, pushing back against narratives that portray the country’s defense measures as provocative. “The actions of the...
The national government reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling in the face of continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), nine years since the country secured the historic victory against China. The Department of National Defense (DND)...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año will continue to keep his position as the country 's security adviser amid the ongoing Cabinet review President Marcos has initiated. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed that Marcos decided to keep Año, who...
The National Security Council (NSC) added to the growing list of government agencies that voiced support for the ratification of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan, saying it was “timely and strategic” amid the volatile situation in the Indo-Pacific region....
Tensions and conflict in the South China Sea (SCS) will not diminish in the foreseeable future as China increases its activities to tighten its grip on the key waterway, National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año said on Tuesday, May 6. In his speech at an online forum titled “Scarborough...
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (Waltz' X account / National Security Council's Facebook page) The top security advisers of the Philippines and United States held their first official phone conversation over the weekend to discuss ways to further...
The Philippines has provided a lawyer to defend the three Filipinos arrested in China for spying allegations, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. "There's a local lawyer taking on their case funded by the Philippines, by the DFA legal assistance fund," DFA Undersecretary...
MacroAsia Corporation (MAC), taipan Lucio Tan’s aviation services unit, expects to exceed last year’s record revenue and strong profit growth as the aviation industry continues to recover from the pandemic while enjoying the revenge travel tailwind. The firm posted a 28 percent increase in...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that 16 Filipinos are still under police custody in Qatar for allegedly holding a political demonstration last week. (Photo from the Philippine Embassy in Qatar) DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Eduardo de Vega said that...
Four Filipinos in Myanmar remain unaccounted for following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the Southeast Asian country on Friday, March 28, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, locals gather near a collapsed building...
Estelito "Titong" Patdu Mendoza From defending powerful tycoons in high-profile corporate battles to serving as the government's chief legal strategist, Estelito Mendoza's career was a tapestry of legal victories and controversies. Mendoza, “Titong” to those who knew him, was a prominent...
