The Philippine Navy is treating China’s claim of “new model” agreement as a zombie story that should not be dignified, stressing that stories regarding it are all fabricated to drive a wedge among the Filipino people. Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea,...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Facebook) House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez has chided the Chinese not just for their presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but in waters on the...
(Unsplash) Two ranking congressmen from Mindanao have called out China for its propaganda, which they believe is an attempt to create confusion among Filipinos on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. Criticizing the Chinese over this...
Retired United States Air Force (USAF) General Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) VIRGINIA, United States – Despite the aggressive and coercive actions being done by China in the West Philippine Sea, it is unlikely that a full-blown war will erupt anytime...
Senators expressed support for President Marcos' pronouncement that the Philippines has no plan to put any kind of cannon on its ships. Sen. Francis Tolentino said it's a "pragmatic" and "responsible" decision made by the President to consider the prevailing situation calculated to maintain the...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Assistant Majority Leader and Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong denounced on Monday, May 6, certain citizens of the country who have chosen to side with...
President Marcos said the Philippines has no intention of attacking any vessel with water cannon in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), stressing that it will not replicate China's actions at sea. (Photo courtesy of PCG) Marcos reiterated that the Philippines is "only defending our sovereign rights and...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has reiterated the need for Filipinos to know the full details of the alleged secret deal between China and the previous Duterte government...
China is planning to build a structure near the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea in a desperate bid to reverse the ruling of the United Nations Tribunal which rejected its claim to almost all parts of the South China Sea, the National Security Council (NSC) disclosed on Sunday, May 5. This...
President Marcos has instructed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) not to be provoked by China’s aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a Coast Guard official said. Commodore Jay Tarriela brushed off public criticisms of the Coast Guard's response to China’s recent provocative...
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has barred the Department of National Defense (DND) from making any contact with the Chinese Embassy in Manila over what he described as devious machination to manipulate and the discussion on the West Philippine Sea. “I reiterate that I have disallowed any...
The Philippine military had supposedly entered early this year into an agreement with China over the South China Sea, the Chinese embassy in Manila claimed Saturday, May 4. The embassy said that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command agreed to a "new model" on the management of...
