China has assured it would continue to prioritize the Philippines despite the tightening of the global supply of COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement Monday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Chinese Foreign Minister and State Counselor Wang...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday, June 12, urged Filipinos to continue defending the Philippines' sovereignty and reject leaders who are tolerating China's incursions of its territory. Senator Leila de Lima (REUTERS) In her Independence Day statement, De Lima said the public should...
Members of the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) rode a mock-up jet-ski in front of the Chinese Embassy in Makati City on Saturday, June 12, to condemn Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Photo from CEGP) The group also slammed President Duterte's...
Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, June 11, said President Duterte should stop boasting about the "deep friendship" of Philippines and China amid the latter's continued incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement, the opposition lawmakers said "China is clearly taking advantage and...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday said the continued presence of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea and the government kowtowing to Beijing’s interests is an insult to Philippine independence. That is why Filipinos, especially the country’s government officials should take a united...
As the rainy season officially started in the country, dangers posed by rain showers and thunderstorms can be avoided if proper precautions will be followed especially for those going and sailing at sea. Motorized outriggers rest on the shore of a coastal village in Davao City. (Photo via Keith...
The Philippines is looking forward to working with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on the possible creation of a “legal regime” and for future areas of cooperation with the intergovernmental body formed under the aegis of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)....
The Philippines has appealed to China and the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for full support and sincere cooperation in transforming the South China Sea into a “sea of peace, security, stability and prosperity.” ASEAN (ASEAN.org) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro...
Participants in full costume during the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games opening ceremony dress and technical rehearsals at Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, November 26, 2019 (MB File Photo) Vietnam plans to postpone this year's Southeast Asian Games, state media said Wednesday, as the country...
President Duterte has pushed for a "win-win cooperation" to advance the robust partnership between the Philippines and China towards peace and prosperity. President Rodrigo Duterte exchanges a fist bump with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian during the ceremonial turnover of...
Senate President Vicente Sotto has filed a bill defining the Philippines' maritime zones to assert the country's sovereign rights and counter China's incursions. Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conduct maritime patrols around the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea in April,...
General Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has visited Pagasa Island as he boosted the morale of the troops in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military disclosed on Wednesday, June 9. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana (leftmost) visits Pagasa Island in the West...
