China has urged the United States of America (USA) anew to stop meddling in the South China Sea issue as it stressed that its claims on the disputed waters have solid historical and lawful basis.File photoThe Chinese Embassy in Manila said this after US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson,...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has banned the documentary "Chasing Tuna in the Ocean" from domestic exhibition.This, for a scene that depicts the nine-dash line, one of many names for a controversial Chinese maritime claim that encroaches on the exclusive...
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 claim...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. sees no problem with allowing the screening of the controversial "Barbie" movie in Philippine cinemas.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy)
Marcos called the movie a "work of fiction," which came as an agreement with the decision of...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (center) (Facebook)
A ranking congressman wants officials of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to resign following their decision to allow the commercial release of the movie "Barbie" starting July...
Senator Grace Poe said a proposal to blur the supposed "nine-dash line" scene in the Hollywood film "Barbie", supposedly to put an end to controversies on China's historical claim over most parts of the vast South China Sea (SCS), is "kalokohan (foolish)."
Poe said the blurring was...
The government should persist in asserting its claim and defending its interests in the West Philippine Sea.
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada made the call as the country celebrates its 7th anniversary of the Hague's historic ruling favoring the Philippines on its dispute with China on the South...
Senator Francis Tolentino is sad but respects the decision of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to allow the public viewing of the Hollywood movie "Barbie."
Tolentino said the MTRCB should have followed the suggestion of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to...
The West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea are all over the headlines again following China's increasing activities in the said waters.
The two terms are not necessarily the same and interchangeable, though. And not everybody knows about it.
So here's the difference.
West Philippine...
The Philippines wants peace in the South China Sea in the present and in the future as it asserts, despite other countries' contests, its rights over the waters by citing international law and the arbitral ruling made six years ago.
While expressing a positive outlook on the South China Sea,...
American action-adventure film "Uncharted" was removed from Philippine cinemas due to a scene containing an image of the nine-dash line maritime claims of China that is "contrary to national interest."
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed on Wednesday, April 27, that it requested the...
Malacañang supports the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board's (MTRCB) move of asking Netflix Inc. to yank from its list the episodes of "Pine Gap" that showed the inaccurate nine-dash line martime claim of China.
Malacañang Palace (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)
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