Whoever wins the presidential elections on May 9 should take advantage of the growing momentum of international support and evolving foreign and security policies toward the Indo-Pacific region so that the Philippines could respond more decisively to China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea...
China has defended the reported "intrusion" of a Chinese naval vessel in the Philippine waters, saying it was an "exercise of the right of innocent passage." Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)...
Olympians Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam will use the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament as a springboard to a heavier task in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Olympic boxing medalists Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial, and Nesthy Petecio (Photo from Eumir Marcial’s...
All eyes will be on Boom Esports as the DPC SEA 2021/ '22 Tour II opens on Wednesday, March 16. Photo from DPC SEA Brimming with confidence following a successful run in the DPC SEA Winter Tour and a championship in the Galaxy Gamers DOTA 2 Invitational Series Dubai, the Indonesia-based esports...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao has assured fisherfolks that they will be able to ply their trade freely in the contested West Philippines Sea (WPS) amid the presence of the Chinese vessels there if he wins in the upcoming elections. In a statement Monday, March 14, Pacquiao said he...
The Gilas Pilipinas women's basketball team Former US NCAA player Mai-Loni Henson was named to the 16-player pool of the Gilas Pilipinas for the women’s basketball competitions of the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games. Henson, now playing pro ball in France after a stint with the University of...
Robert Bolick (from left), Kevin Alas, June Mar Fajardo, Matthew Wright and Japeth Aguilar (PBA photos) June Mar Fajardo, Japeth Aguilar, Matthew Wright and Kevin Alas were among the PBA cagers named to the 16-man pool of Gilas Pilipinas for the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The four...
Chot Reyes (FIBA) PBA players on coach Chot Reyes’ wish list agreed to take part in the Gilas Pilipinas pool for the pandemic-delayed Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Commissioner Willie Marcial said Thursday, March 10 the team governors and the concerned players gave their nod on joining...
Former Senator Rodolfo Biazon, a retired chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), likened Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the territorial disputes between the Philippines and China over the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (WPS). Former Senator Rodolfo Biazon is the guest...
The Philippines should be open to partnerships with foreign corporations in finding new oil and gas sources within the West Philippine Sea, senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro said on Thursday. The former defense secretary made the pitch as he expressed his support to efforts aimed at...
Photo from PBA Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes has put up a pool of 15 PBA players that could see action in the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Commissioner Willie Marcial said the league will now begin the task of informing the players included in the list which Reyes submitted following...
The Philippines cannot afford another amateur hour in dealing with major national issues, including foreign relations and defending the country's sovereignty, in the next administration, experts said. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the...