(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is eyeing the allocation of at least P3 billion for the planned development projects on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This was bared by House Speaker Martin Romualdez Thursday night, Oct. 5....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (4th from left) House Speaker Martin Romualdez led a small group of congressmen to Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Thursday morning, Oct. 5. They left that same afternoon with a clear idea of what their...
DND Secretary Gibo Teodoro (Facebook) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. has sought the House of Representatives' support for the funding of two key infrastructure development projects on Pag-asa Island. This, after...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (Facebook) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto rued on Saturday, Sept.2 the relative pittance that the government has set aside in the proposed 2024 national...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Tuesday, August 15, pressed the government to assert Philippine rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with concrete actions - and tourism and fishing projects are a good start. Sen. Robin Padilla (Senate PRIB Photo) Padilla stressed this as he...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda’s office) The Philippines should be "evidence-based" when addressing concerns of local fishermen when it comes to addressing the harassment that they suffer at the hands of foreign vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Thus, said Albay 2nd...
Different fisherfolk groups in Pagasa Island in Kalayaan, Palawan are set to receive various fishing gears and equipment worth P5 million to help them increase their catch and break free from poverty. *(Photo courtesy of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) * The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, May 22 called on his colleagues in the Senate to give their “unwavering support” to the full development of the Pag-asa Island. In a privilege speech at the Senate, Estrada recalled his visit to the island last May 18, where he observed the current...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada The chairman of the Senate National Defense Committee on Saturday, May 20, asked his colleagues in the 24-member Senate as well as other government officials to visit the Pag-asa island chain in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to see its dilapidated buildings hit by storm...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding the House of Representatives to approve one of his pet measures amid the continued intrusion of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Filed way back in July 2022 or at the start of the 19th Congress, House Bill ((HB) No.1095 or...
United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson maintained that Washington is ready to help the Philippines amid its maritime row with China over the hotly contested waters of the South China Sea, but also stressed that the goal is to “deter conflict.” “We have your back but...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, June 3 said the incoming Marcos administration should pursue the “Balik Probinsya” program in order to accelerate regional development so that more Filipinos living in rural areas can enjoy greater economic opportunities in the long run. Go is...
