The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) called out retired military officials who were allegedly echoing “defeatist” narratives related to the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for WPS,...
Amid ongoing territorial disputes and broader regional security challenges, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on Filipinos to recognize the ongoing responsibility of safeguarding the nation’s sovereignty and to contribute actively to peace and progress....
A Chinese military helicopter flies close to a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic (BFAR) aircraft above Scarborough shoal on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan, File) BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese authorities said they began live-fire exercises in the Gulf of Tonkin...
While the Philippines needs to protect its sovereignty over its territories especially its maritime assets, the government should strictly observe a balanced approach on such matters, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano pointed this out during his interpellation on Senate Bill No. 2492 or An...
Senators on Friday, February 3 welcomed the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States (US) saying they see it as a means to help promote regional stability and cooperation. “We should always be bold in our decisions based solely...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. brought up the issue of territorial disputes at-sea in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his just-concluded state visit to China. Flags of the Philippines (left) and China. (Unsplash) This was confirmed by House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
United States Vice President Kamala Harris will talk about "principles of sovereignty" in her trip to Palawan, the province closest to the highly-disputed South China Sea, an activity that President Marcos thinks would not generate any problem. Fresh from economic meetings in Thailand, Harris...
BEIJING, China -- China's countermeasures against Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan will be resolute, strong, and effective, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Hua Chunying told a daily press briefing in response to...
Noting that he Philippines might one day be the victim of "territorial aggression", Muntinlupa lone district Rep. Ruffy Biazon backed on Tuesday, March 1 the United Nations' (UN) call for a stoppage to the hostilities in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo from Muntinlupa lone district Rep. Ruffy...
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) Presidential...
China's apparent "provocative acts" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) recently have been done not only to Philippine authorities patrolling the area but also to ordinary Filipino fishermen, a military commander revealed on Sunday, Oct. 24. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drives away seven more...
The Philippines has taken "a little bit stronger" stance in dealing with China over the West Philippine Sea but will never start a war, President Duterte said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In a televised address Monday, May 17, the President told China that any...
