The progressive Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the national government–particularly the incoming administration–to be more proactive in defending its exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and territories from China. TIGHT WATCH – Crew members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra...
The United Kingdom (UK) government will continue to work closely with the Philippines under the incoming administration of President-elect Bongbong Marcos in connection with the South China Sea (SCS) issue. Ambassador Laure Beaufils and President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Office) UK...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) extended assistance to Filipinos in Shanghai, China, as the city remains under lockdown amid threats of Covid-19, the agency reported over the weekend. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DFA said around 288 Filipinos there received emergency food packs in a...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian expressed hopes that President Duterte will continue to support the two nations' friendship beyond his term. President Duterte and Chinese Ambassador to Philippines Huang Xilian (Photo courtesy of Ambassador Huang Xilian) During his recent visit to...
SHANGHAI, China -- Shanghai schoolchildren will gradually resume some in-person classes in June with daily Covid-19 tests, the local government said Thursday, as the Chinese metropolis gradually emerges from a lengthy lockdown that brought it to a standstill. The country has been fighting its worst...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- China and Russia on Thursday vetoed a US-led bid at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its missile launches, laying bare divisions that Western envoys fear would be exploited by Pyongyang. The Security Council resolution put forward by the...
The Philippine envoy to the United States believes that President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be an “advantage” to the two countries’ relations as he would ensure economic recovery by reaching out to traditional allies like the US. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos underscored Thursday, May 26 that his administration won't give up any part of the Philippines' coastal territory to foreigners, but at the same time noted that it he wants to avoid a war. Satellite image of South China Sea (Wikipedia) "Our sovereignty is sacred and...
As there is still a Covid-19 lockdown in China, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still waiting for the permission of the host country before holding overseas elections in Shanghai. Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries during a press briefing at the PICC...
BEIJING, China -- The Chinese province of Henan has ordered its nearly 100 million people to take a Covid test every two days, an unprecedented step as the country grapples with an Omicron-fuelled surge. China has persisted with its zero-Covid policy, imposing hard lockdowns and movement...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization on Thursday gave the green light to Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO's Covid-19 vaccine -- the ninth jab to get the WHO seal of approval. The WHO granted emergency use listing (EUL) authorisation to the single-shot Convidecia vaccine as China...
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China and the Philippines should "write a grand story" on the relationship between the two countries under the administration of presumptive Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a Chinese envoy said. Chinese President Xi Jinping and presumptive...
