In July 1921, a group of young people with an average age of less than 28 years old, harboring firm beliefs and shouldering the mission of saving the nation, gathered in Shanghai and established the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the semi-colonial and semi-feudal society of old China. From 1921...
China and the United States will deliver two million doses of Sinovac vaccines and 250,000 doses of Moderna jabs respectively to the country this week, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 confirmed Wednesday, June 23. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila resident...
On the upcoming 5th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s decision on the South China Sea disputes between the Philippines and China, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. described the Award as “final” and firmly rejected attempts to undermine or even erase it from law,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to summon China’s ambassador to the Philippines once again to inquire about the presence of 100 additional Chinese vessels reportedly within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) at the West Philippine...
Three cargo containers filled with P9 million worth of misdeclared red onions were recently uncovered at the Port of Subic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Monday, June 21. ONION CONTRABAND--Some P9 million worth of red onions from China were intercepted at the Port of Subic due to misdeclaration...
BEIJING, China -- More than one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China by Saturday, as the country pushes ahead with the largest vaccination drive in the history of New China. It took the country just five days to hit its most recent 100-million dose increase, according...
On the occasion of the 75 th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between the Philippines and Australia, the two countries inaugurated the first-ever Maritime Dialogue aimed to explore potential partnerships in the protection of the marine environment and the coral reefs, as well...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Saturday, June 19, the Philippines has to work hard to strengthen the community of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which Manila is a member, for regional peace and stability. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV attends 1Sambayan’s...
The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) is not recommending to put on hold the use of Sinovac vaccine despite Indonesia’s experience that its more than 350 medical workers fully vaccinated with the China-made jab have caught coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) VEP chair Dr....
The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge--one of the two China government-funded bridges in Metro Manila--is now 93.02 percent complete, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said Friday, June 18. OPENING SOON -- The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge that links Makati City and...
China has assured it would continue to prioritize the Philippines despite the tightening of the global supply of COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement Monday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Chinese Foreign Minister and State Counselor Wang...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday directed the DFA’s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (OUMWA) to do “whatever it takes” to repatriate the 13 Filipino seafarers who have been left stranded for 17 months onboard their vessel in Southern China....
