The fact that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. did not even mention the West Philippine Sea in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a cause of serious concern. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/MB) Opposition...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern Negros Occidental suspended sea trips from Cebu to Negros Occidental and vice versa on Monday, July 24, due to typhoon “Egay.” In a travel advisory issued by PCG, trips of Roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessels from Tabuelan, Cebu via...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard temporarily suspended sea travel in southern Quezon after storm signal No. 1 was raised due to tropical cyclone “Egay” on Monday, July 24. PCG-Southern Quezon commander Janus Robinson Sabas said the suspension covers the towns of Pitogo, San...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, July 23 said he is looking forward to hear from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. his programs for job creation, poverty reduction, economic growth plans and his plans to address the current security tension in the West Philippine Sea. ...
Citing the ‘critical situation’ in the contested South China Sea, the Philippines and the United States (US) held a second maritime dialogue to step up maritime policy and operational cooperation in a bid to address the varied transnational issues affecting the region. *The Philippine...
(Pixabay) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino has defended former president Rodrigo Duterte’s recent trip to the People’s Republic of China. During an interview with CNN Philippines, Tolentino said that Duterte, just like other current and former world leaders, wants “to have a peaceful...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), flag of the United States (Facebook, Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda favors the heightened military partnership between the Philippines and the United States (US). "I support the strengthening of military ties between our countries, and I...
While the visit of former president Rodrigo Duterte to China has no official blessing from Malacañang, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is hopeful that the meeting would bring “progress” to the Philippines-China relations. (From left) Former president Rodrigo Duterte with Chinese...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said the Senate will come up with a "strongly-worded" resolution that would urge President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration to bring the West Philippine Sea issue to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). ...
China's claim that the United States is the "mastermind" behind the increasing number of countries recognizing the Philippines’ sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea is an "insult" to Manila, a US government official said. Reacting to Beijing's recent remark during the seventh anniversary of...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte met Chinese President Xi Jinping in China on Monday, July 17, as his successor, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., started building closer relations with the United States, China’s main economic rival. China’s state news agency Xinhua bared the...
An international think tank has condemned the recent "blatant disregard of the ruling and persistent violation of international law" on claims related to the West Philippine Sea. Dindo Manhit, president of Stratbase ADR Institute, made the statement after Beijing kept insisting that the 2016...
