The Philippines and China have agreed to start talks on possible academic exchanges on marine scientific research between Filipino and Chinese nationals. Both sides have also agreed to improve their maritime communication mechanisms, including communication between their foreign...
Most adult Filipinos agreed with how President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his administration addressed territorial disputes between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to the survey released by OCTA Research on Tuesday, Jan. 16. OCTA Research Based on the 4th...
Majority of Filipinos feel that the Marcos administration should work with the US amid continuing tension in the West Philippine Sea, a recent survey showed. In a survey released on Tuesday, Jan. 16, by Pulse Asia and commissioned by international think tank Stratbase ADR Institute, 79...
SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan – An endangered Olive ridley sea turtle was rescued here on Sunday night, January 14. Residents of Barangay Namuac saw the stranded female turtle on the beach and immediately reported their discovery to authorities. AN Olive ridley sea turtle was rescued on Sunday,...
AFP Chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The government is looking to develop the island features that the Philippines occupies in the South China Sea, according to the top official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). AFP Chief, Gen. Romeo...
West Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) Here's a "tit-for-tat" move by the country in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. The Philippines is fast-tracking to the tune of P800 million the...
Amid reports of shadowing and dangerous maneuvers experienced by various vessels in the South China Sea, China said Saturday, Jan. 13, "there is never any issue with freedom of navigation" in the contested waterway. According to the Chinese Embassy in Manila, the current situation in the South...
The recent joint maritime activity between the Philippines and the US “does not target any third country," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, amid concerns that it was both countries’ supposed muscle flexing and provocation in the South China Sea. DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita...
​China said it is willing to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to be able to meet the set target for the conclusion of a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. Beijing's pronouncement was a welcome development for the five other claimants...
The spoiled transfer of 39 million gallons of fuel from a United States military facility to Subic Bay, Zambales stirred controversy as progressive groups sought the Philippines and US governments to explain the "clandestine" work, fearing that it that might raise regional tension. Activist group "...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has told Germany’s top diplomat that countries outside of the region could not meddle in the South China Sea dispute after the latter said the current sea row is also a concern for Europe. "No non-regional country has the right to interfere in the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-6 (Western Visayas) released 113 young Olive Ridley sea turtles at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province at the start of the New Year. “It gives us hope that these hatchlings were safely released into...
