Bank of China Manila (BOC) recently launched its interconnection with BancNet, the largest interbank network in the Philippines, in an effort to expand its banking services to clients and entrepreneurs in the countryside. In a statement, BOC said that the BancNet interconnection allows its...
President Duterte on Monday said the Philippines is not yet a "competent and able enemy” to go to war with China over the implementation of the 2016 Arbitral Award in the South China Sea. President Duterte (middle) enters the plenary of the House of Representatives before the start of his last...
President Duterte on Monday strongly rejected allegations that he received help from China in order to win in the 2016 presidential election saying he only talked “civilly” to President Xi Jinping right after he assumed office. “I was just being nice to them. For some people to say that I was...
BEIJING, China -- Beijing urged the US to stop "demonizing" China during Monday talks with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, the highest-level official to visit under President Joe Biden's administration. Sherman arrived in the city of Tianjin on Sunday, aiming to seek "guardrails" as ties...
PARIS, France -- Four sites in China, India, Iran and Spain have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced on Sunday. Those sites include "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China", "Ramappa Temple"...
The 1Sambayan coalition has scored President Duterte for supposedly selling out to China following his weak stance in defending the West Philippine Sea from its unlawful incursions. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President has bowed down to China despite an arbitral ruling...
The 13 Filipino seafarers who previously went viral in social media due to reportedly being abandoned by their employer at a Chinese port have finally been repatriated to the Philippines. (Photo by Jonald Salubillo) The seamen, wearing full personal protection gear, were flown home via a China...
A military general has belied reports that the floating device bearing Chinese markings found by a local fisherman earlier this month off the waters of Infanta, Pangasinan could be used for oil exploration activities. Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr. (File photo courtesy of PIA / PA 2ID DPAO /...
ZHENGZHOU, China – Piles of cars were strewn across a central Chinese city Thursday as shocked residents picked through the debris of a historic deluge that claimed at least 33 lives, with rescue efforts ongoing and hundreds seeking to find their relatives. An unprecedented downpour dumped a...
Department of Energy (DOE) Spokesperson Felix William Fuentebella believes that the proposed joint exploration for oil and gas between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) can still "move forward". DOE Spokesperson Felix William Fuentebella (Screengrab from Facebook live)...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday expressed certainty that China will carry out cyberespionage activities in the Philippines ahead of the country’s May 2022 elections. Hontiveros said she believes that a number of Philippine government "actors" are already part or are the target of these...
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Thursday (Wednesday in Washington, D.C.) announced that he will be visiting the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam this weekend to convey the message that the US remains a reliable partner and “a friend who shows up when it counts”. United...
