Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has called for a shift of national focus from a land-based security to maritime security. (Photo from Joey Salceda's Facebook) “The Philippines is a maritime state. Our domestic insurgency has forced us to focus much of our energies on land-based security, but...
SHANGHAI, China -- Shanghai will launch a nucleic acid testing campaign in areas west of the Huangpu River starting Friday amid the second phase of the city's closed-off management, an official told a press conference on Thursday. Medical workers take swab samples from residents for nucleic acid...
The Philippines under a Robredo-Pangilinan leadership will "fight squarely" for its territory and sovereignty, vice presidential candidate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan vowed amid China's assertion of sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team...
Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao said he will create a special​ panel ​that would ensure ​a peaceful and dignified resolution of the​ country's dispute with China over the​ West Philippine ​S​ea​ (WPS)​ should he win in the...
China Banking Corporation and its investment banking arm China Bank Capital bagged top honors at the recent 2022 PDS Awards of the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries (PDS) Group. China Bank won the Cesar E.A. Virata Award (Bank Category), the highest distinction that the PDS...
Malacañang on Tuesday, March 29, reiterated the Philippines' full sovereignty in Scarborough Shoal despite the claim of Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin that it is China's "inherent territory." A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel with bow number 3305 sails dangerously close to...
China has asserted its sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal and called on the Philippines to "respect" it after the latter reported the sighting of a Chinese vessel steering close to a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales earlier this month. A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship was spotted sailing dangerously close to a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales earlier this month, authorities reported. A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel with bow number 3305 sails danherously close to Philippine Coast Guard's BRP...
BEIJING, China -- All 132 people aboard the plane that crashed into a mountainside in southern China this week have been confirmed dead, the country's civil aviation authority said Saturday. Dozens of victims' relatives have been waiting for days as rescue teams combed heavily forested slopes for...
There is an increasing number of Filipino fishermen who are casting their nets in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales to earn a living despite the steady presence of China Coast Guard (CCG), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, March 25. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) "The Philippine Coast...
BEIJING, China -- Beijing on Thursday accused the NATO chief of "spreading disinformation" with claims that China has backed Russia's war against Ukraine, amid growing international pressure to distance itself from Moscow. China has refused to condemn close ally Russia over the bloody invasion of...
SHANGHAI, China – A top doctor in China's pandemic fight who came under pressure last year for questioning the country’s zero-Covid policy has called again for balancing anti-virus measures with maintenance of normal life as China struggles with an Omicron surge. Shanghai infectious disease...
