YOU CAN HAVE MORE OF WHAT YOU GIVE AWAY From left: Pinky Antonio, Steven Tan, Talia Asuncion, Sheila Romero, Suzette Ayson, Robby Carmona, and Dey Dimaandal (Excel Panlaque, Lifestyle Asia / AGC PHC) This Friday, help roll out the red carpet for resilience, a trait we must put on and celebrate more...
SAIL AWAY Norwegian Viva will sail from San Juan, Puerto Rico, in December 2023 for a season of Caribbean itineraries Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) welcomed the very first guests to sail aboard the all-new Norwegian Viva , NCL’s highly anticipated new ship and second of the Prima Class, as it...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. (Screenshot from YouTube live) China's issuance of a map detailing its new 10-dash line claim late last month proves its "expansionist agenda". Thus, said Department of National...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says law enforcement units and other concerned agencies should brace for more "hostile maneuvers" from China following the publication of its new 10-dash line...
The Philippines would not get the support of the United Nations (UN) with regards to its concerns against China in the West Philippine Sea, former Supreme Court associate justice Francis Jardeleza believed so. Jardeleza on Tuesday rejected the idea of bringing up to the UN cases of harassment...
Just moments after the buzzer sounded on the Philippines’ victory over China in its final outing in the FIBA World Cup, social media came alive with raucous chatter, shares, and comments about how the Gilas team was able to get some measure of revenge from the alleged abuses committed by China in...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko gave his two cents about China’s newly released map with 10-dash line, encompassing Taiwan and all of the Spratly Islands, including the Philippines’ Kalayaan Island Group (KIG). West Philippine Sea (AFP photo) “China must act...
Manila's special envoy to Beijing for special concerns Teddyboy Locsin does not believe other countries would back the Philippines once it confronts China in its fight for territorial sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea. "'Right-thinking' nations won't stand by us in a fight if China...
China should be "sensitive" to concerns of other countries, especially when it comes to territorial issues, Indian Ambassador to the Philippines Shambhu Kumaran said Friday, Sep. 1. Kumaran's remark came as China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told countries concerned of its...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Secretary Eduardo Año slammed China’s 10-dash line that now includes self-governing Taiwan and most of the West Philippine Sea, and reiterated the 2016 arbitral award as “final and binding.” National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año speaks to reporters...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Thursday, August 31 vowed to expedite the passage into law of the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act in a bid to quell any attempts by China to expand and include the country's maritime territories as part of its own. The “standard map”...
The Philippines has rejected the 2023 standard map of China, which includes the West Philippine Sea as part of its territory, and become the third nation to ward off Beijing's attempt to assert its purported sovereignty over territories it claims as its own. Manila on Thursday, Aug. 31, joined New...