Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Monday, December 19 said the effective implementation of the Hague ruling is the government’s duty and it is the least the government can do for the next generation of Filipinos. Legarda stressed this following the passing by the Senate of a...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel challenged and sailed dangerously close to a Philippine boat which brought fresh food, Noche Buena packages, and other supplies to soldiers stationed on Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, Dec. 17. Photo: Western Command...
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China after the forcible taking by the Chinese coast guard of a rocket debris from the Philippine Navy in the West Philippine Sea, an incident that earned the "disgust" of the country's lawmakers. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has called on the government to expedite building up defense forces and military equipment in the West Philippine Sea saying China’s military assets now appear to be moving closer to the Philippines’ coastline. Ejercito issued the call following Sen....
The Senate approved on Wednesday, December 14 a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the continuous harassment and intimidation tactics of Chinese armed forces in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The unnumbered resolution was introduced by Senator Francis ‘’Tol” Tolentino. It was...
Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ N. Tolentino on Wednesday, December 14 urged members of Congress, the country’s maritime security forces and diplomats to ensure that the country’s interests in the West Philippine Sea are protected and enhanced. In a privilege speech during the last day of the...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has identified a potential fund source for the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) that's literally under the sea. (Tom Barrett/ Unsplash According to Pimentel, all future national government royalties from forthcoming offshore natural gas projects in the...
Among the issues President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos will raise in the European Union-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (EU-ASEAN) Business Summit in Brussels, Belgium next week is the situation on the South China Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang Photo) Foreign...
The Philippines needs the oil resources it can get from the West Philippine Sea (WPS) now more than China, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos stated this as he revealed that the national government is finding other...
(Photo courtesy of INNOTECH Educational Innovation Digest) The innovative strategies of Filipino educators were recognized in the Southeast Asian Educational Innovation Awards (SEA EIA). Conferred by SEAMEOINNOTECH, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Regional Center for Educational...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid During the two-day visit of Kamala Harris, the US 49th vice president, and its first female VP, she reaffirmed her country’s “unwavering commitment to the mutual defense pact” by stating that “we stand with you in defense of international rules and...
A Puerto Princesa mayor-turned-congresman wants all low-tide elevations, high-tide features, and an area of three nautical miles around the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal declared as a marine protected area. (Wikipedia) For the purpose, Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward Hagedorn filed...
