China 's embassy in Manila has accused Senator Risa Hontiveros of doing "political theater" and not advocacy whenever she speaks against Beijing. Accused by Hontiveros herself of being a "bad guest" in the Philippines, the embassy fired back at the senator by asking if she is "really...
China said Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and West Philippine Sea spokesman Jay Tarriela "crossed the line" when he allegedly defamed Chinese President Xi Jinping during a talk with Filipino students, prompting Beijing to summon and lodge a diplomatic protest before Philippine Ambassador Jaime...
China’s coast guard has rescued 13 Filipinos after their Singaporean-flagged ship capsized in the waters off Bajo de Masinloc early Friday morning, Jan. 23. Photos released by the Chinese Embassy in Manila showed how the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) pulled off the search and rescue for Filipinos and...
Ambassador Shri. Harsh Kumar Jain handed over humanitarian aid comprising approximately 30 tons of relief material to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Diana Rose S. Cajipe at a ceremony organized by the Office of the Civil Defense at the Clark Air Base on January...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 20 urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to act on the Chinese Embassy’s public attacks against government officials defending the Philippines’ position in the West Philippine Sea. In particular, Hontiveros pointed to a recent social media...
China has warned Philippine officials against "paying the price" if they continue—as they believe so—spreading "malicious information" against them. Guo Jiakun, spokesman for China 's Foreign Ministry, issued the statement in response to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and West Philippine...
China’s embassy in Manila is once again trading barbs with yet another Philippine government official, this time with Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno, whom it advised to be responsible in asserting facts. “Rep. Diokno, before hastily assigning labels or making accusations, it would be...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has filed a diplomatic protest against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Jay Tarriela, known for exposing China 's supposed illegal activities in the West Philippine Sea, before Malacañang and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for supposedly...
China 's embassy in Manila has accused one country of going into another sovereign country and kidnapping its president. Guo Wei, deputy spokesman of the Chinese embassy in the Philippines, made a vague statement where he stressed that "everyone knows where the concepts of 'transparency...
China has said it is ready to engage in candid dialogue with the Philippines, like what it says it does with other neighboring countries, as disputes in the South China Sea continues, involving now even Philippine government officials. The Chinese Embassy in Manila made a statement on Monday...
China’s newly-installed ambassador in Manila recently talked to Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a meeting focused on strengthening the Philippines-China partnership and stressing that cooperation among nations must not be about military alignments. Marcoleta bared sitting down with Chinese...
The Philippine Embassy in Iraq has launched the Arabic translation project of Noli Me Tangere as part of activities marking 50 years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Iraq. In a statement, the embassy said the project was formally introduced during a reception held on Dec. 10,...
