Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Friday, April 30, said he wrote to China about the presence of Chinese fishing vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on March 3, 2021. (Senate PRIB/Albert...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, April 25, renewed his call for the government to cancel its appeasement and accommodation policy on China, which, he said, is no longer listening to the pleas of the Philippine government to abide by international law on the issue of the West...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Friday said it is normal for neighbors like China and the Philippines to have differences as he expressed his belief that the coronavirus pandemic is a “test of friendship” between the two countries. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines...
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima on Friday, April 30, said President Duterte’s refusal to stand up against China’s continued bullying against the Philippines is a reminder of the many promises he made in his 2016 presidential campaign that he has failed to deliver to the Filipino people. De...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Thursday claimed that China “deceitfully breached” a United States-brokered agreement to settle the 2012 Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal standoff by not withdrawing its 30 ships from the area. Former DFA Secretary Albert Del Rosario (Manila...
Senators on Thursday, April 29, rallied behind President Duterte in refusing to pull out the Philippines' patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Members of the Philippine Coast Guard conduct maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea on April 24, 2021. On Wednesday, April 28, President...
The Philippine government’s filing of diplomatic protests against China has resulted in decreasing presence and activities of Chinese vessels in the country’s maritime zone, a maritime expert revealed on Thursday, April 29. Professor Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the...
The Philippine government should defend and give protection to Filipino fishermen sailing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in order to maintain the country’s presence amid the heightened tension in the disputed areas, a maritime expert said on Thursday, April 29. Professor Jay Batongbacal,...
President Duterte once more pinned the blame on the previous Aquino administration for ‘backing out’ of the Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal) off the coast of Zambales province back in 2012. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a televised address on April 28, 2021 (Malacañang photo) “Alam mo,...
The territorial issue on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is about national pride despite China’s donation of coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines, President Duterte said Wednesday night. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers a televised address on April 28, 2021 (Malacañang photo) The Chief...
How can the Philippines reclaim control of its islands occupied by China? President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The government is actually at a loss on how to recover parts of the West Philippine Sea seized by China despite securing a favorable arbitral ruling, President Duterte said...
Has President Duterte lost faith in the United States as a reliable partner? President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) The President has bared a grudge against the United States and declared the Filipino nation should no longer count on its oldest ally to help amid the country's simmering dispute...
