Carlo “Kuku” Palad and T1 showed why they are the top team in the Southeast Asia region after dominating TNC Predator, 2-0, to start the 2021- 22 DPC SEA Winter Tour on a high note on Wednesday, Dec 1. Photo from T1 The Filipino captain showed no rust in his first game since helping T1 finish...
Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno is resigned to the fact it will be the next administration that will take action to thwart China’s ownership claim over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Diokno, who is...
The House of Representatives approved on second reading on Monday night, Nov. 29, the bill declaring the maritime zones of the Philippines to firmly establish it legal rights to conduct social, economic, commercial and other activities in the covered areas. West Philippine Sea image House Bill 9981...
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday said he would seek the opinion of international law experts when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee starts hearing the various measures that seek to enhance the country’s positions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). According to Pimentel, the...
Presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday said he finds China’s demand for the removal of the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal “unacceptable,” citing the need to respect the rule of law. “I find this demand not acceptable. The Ayungin Shoal is part of...
President Duterte was all praises for the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) partners for their renewed commitment to open and inclusive multilateralism and the rule of law, noting its importance during a period of volatility. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his intervention during the virtual retreat...
Malacañang hasn't closed its doors to the possible refurbishment of the dilapidated BRP Sierra Madre, which has served as the Philippines' outpost in Ayungin Shoal for over two decades. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook) This can be gleaned from the statement...
The government must be consistent in asserting the country's exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea, a senatorial aspirant urged Friday, Nov. 26, saying that it's hard to hope from inconsistent stands made by the President. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima said that the issue in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should be part of the top five platforms of presidential and senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections. The senator mentioned that this would prove their priority to protect national interests over their own....
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan maintained that the Philippines has “exclusive rights” in the Ayungin Shoal amid China’s demand for the country to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from it. Vice President Leni...
Malacañang has welcomed the Supreme Court's (SC) junking of the latest petition for mandamus against the Duterte administration in connection with the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court dismissing the...
Fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) called out China's “rampant plunder and destruction of marine resources" as it "adversely affect more than 600,000 Filipino fisherfolks" during a protest in Makati City on Thursday, Nov. 24. (Photo from Pamalakaya...
