Flag of China (Unsplash) Security experts and former lawmakers from the United States (US) have sharply criticized China's escalating military aggression, economic coercion, and covert political interference in democracies worldwide. Former US...
Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (File photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid reports of harassment and incursion, the presence of suspected spies, cyberattacks tied to Chinese hackers, illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Feb. 3, called on incumbent and former lawmakers, diplomats, as well as security and technology experts from across the Indo-Pacific region to push for and make efforts toward strengthened regional cooperation as a way to address security and economic...
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Karateka Jamie Lim admitted she is uncertain at the moment if she would be able to compete for the national team in this year’s Southeast Asian Games in Thailand due to her schedule. Karateka Jamie Lim The 27-year-old standout said she currently juggles her national...
China Coast Guard's "monster" ship, CCG-5901, operates approximately 117 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales on Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) Don't look away now. Chinese ships have been loitering the coast of Zambales for one month already. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hold a flag-raising activity onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) The National Security Council (NSC) and Armed Forces of...
Preparations are well underway for the Philippines’ chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2026, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said, admitting that “key issues” such as the South China Sea and Myanmar will be among the topics....
President Marcos told the Chinese government that he would only send back the United States Typhon missile system if they stopped harassing Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this amid China's urging of the Philippine...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, January 27 slammed China’s use of a deafening sonic device against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels saying it signifies its intention to intensify its “aggressive tactics” against the country. “China’s...
China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "3103" sails close to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Cabra (partially hidden) off the coast of Zambales on Jan. 25, 2025. (Courtesy of Commo. Jay Tarriela / X) A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship continued to prove its mettle as it single-handedly kept three...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (left), Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun (PPAB) Citing heightened stakes, House "Young Guns" bloc members La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega and Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun are...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) While Philippine-United States (US) relations under Amercan President Donald Trump's second term arguably began on the right foot, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda still felt the...