After being ridiculed as a coward by Filipinos online, President Duterte said he was not afraid of retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and that he backed out of his debate challenge to him because he forgot that Carpio was not the president. President Duterte...
A high-ranking Filipino diplomat has underscored the importance of the 2016 Arbitral Award as part of the international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), amid the regional uncertainty caused by China’s continued aggressive stance in the South China...
Malacañang said President Duterte has nothing more to prove after Filipinos online called the Chief Executive a coward for backing from his challenge to Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio to a debate on the West Philippine Sea issue. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque...
The Philippines has highlighted the importance of the 2016 arbitral award as part of international law as tension in the South China Sea continues to grow among claimants. Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs and Philippine SOM Leader Elizabeth P....
President Duterte became a trending topic on social media anew after withdrawing from his debate with Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on the West Philippine Issue. President Duterte (Malacañang Photo) The hashtag #DuterteDuwag (Duterte is a coward) trended on Twitter...
With barely a year left into the Duterte Administration, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is demanding an explanation as to who ordered the Philippine Navy ship to withdraw from the Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal) standoff with Chinese vessels in the summer of 2012. Foreign Affairs...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Thursday said it is a “national tragedy” that the President of the Philippines takes the side of China and believes that the landmark ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is just a “piece of paper” that can be...
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio should take legal action if he believes President Duterte violated the law related to West Philippine Sea issue, Malacañang said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque told Carpio to cease his...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Thursday expressed his support to the suggestion of President Duterte that former DFA Secretary Albert Del Rosario and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio should be investigated and held accountable for the pullout of Philippine...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin is hoping that the controversy created by his recent expletive-laced tweet against China will not impact the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries. CHINA PHOTO Locsin made this comment on Thursday in reaction to an opinion piece published...
The arbitral ruling that ruled in favor of the Philippines in a maritime dispute was nothing more than a scrap of paper to be thrown in the trash bin, President Duterte admitted Wednesday. President Duterte delivers a televised address on May 5, 2021 (Malacañang) Addressing the nation, the...
The government is determined to prevent the loss of another territory after coast guard authorities drove away Chinese vessels from Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang declared Wednesday. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque lauded the latest coast...
