Now is the time for the government to focus its attention on the security threats in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which impair the food needs and livelihood of Filipinos, Partido Reporma presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Thursday, March 3 said. Lacson, chairman of the Senate...
Should she win as president in the May 2022 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo said that she will unite the people behind a national consensus on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute and make the economy more resilient. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks during the CNN Philippines’ Presidential...
Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan maintained that strengthening sea patrols and international alliances will capacitate the Philippines in the contested West Philippine Sea (WPS) against the criticisms of his rivals Walden Bello and Rizalino David. Senator Francis...
The Philippines is seeking the early conclusion of an effective Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea that would be inclusive and not put any nation at a disadvantage, Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) In his intervention during the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has maintained that the Filipino people deserve a government that is committed to securing national patrimony, and defending national territory and security from those who would bully them economically or militarily. Senator Leila de Lima De Lima, a former Justice...
If elected president, Vice President Leni Robredo plans on equipping Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), modernizing the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and enforcing the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States. Vice...
The Philippines must not allow diplomacy to fail and must not go to war with China amid tension over the West Philippine Sea, presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. For Marcos Jr., the government should continuously engage with China in terms of discussing the sovereignty on...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared some interesting tidbits about herself as she took on the fast talk challenge during “The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews” on Saturday, Jan. 22. (The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews) Under the challenge, a series of questions is hurled at the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo joined veteran journalist Jessica Soho for GMA News’ presidential interviews where she spoke her mind on key national issues, including the alleged rampant corruption in government, the controversial war on drugs, the government’s pandemic...
If elected, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said she will be open to a joint venture with China in the West Philippine Sea only if the latter recognizes the 2016 arbitral ruling. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) "I will be open to that only if the step one: recognition of...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday chided President Duterte for his continued refusal to assert the country’s territorial integrity and sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) throughout his term, saying it has become his legacy. De Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed Sunday, Dec. 26, that it has airdropped Christmas and relief items to residents and soldiers assigned in various military detachments and stations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Andres Centino said he thought of...
