Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III advised his fellow senators against using the word "condemn" in slamming China's incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), echoing President Duterte that the country is still a "friend" to the Philippines. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Office of...
Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Friday, April 30, said he wrote to China about the presence of Chinese fishing vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on March 3, 2021. (Senate PRIB/Albert...
The government is having doubts on whether the Philippines could count on the United States in case of a full-blown conflict in the West Philippine Sea. Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea)...
China is committed to expand investment ties with the Philippines following a surge in bilateral trade in the first quarter of the year. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines with President Duterte (File photo: Chinese embassy/Manila Bulletin) Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said...
The Philippines has not forged any fishing treaty with China in the West Philippine Sea but continues to recognize the traditional fishing rights in the area, Malacañang clarified Friday, April 23. Photo of Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of...
Shenzhen Grandsun Electronics Co. Ltd., a Chinese sub contractor of a European company, is planning to expand operation in the country in one of the economic zones in Batangas City. This was revealed by Trade and Industry Secretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo at the recent virtual meeting with members...
One of the most frequently-asked questions from my Filipino friends to me as the Chinese ambassador here is, which is your favorite tour destination in China? With footprints having covered almost every province of China, my answer to this question would be Xinjiang. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous...
Visiting these two cities in the same week opens a window into the gradual opening of the Filipino mind from Old-World to New-World ideals and worldview Photos by Jules Vivas TOWN OF FERDINAND Calle Crisologo in Vigan My last international travel before COVID-19 wreaked havoc and summarily put the...
(Clockwise from top left) 'How to be Thirty,' 'In Love with Your Dimples,' 'Oh! Master' and 'Mouse' (iQiyi) Popular and rising Korean and Chinese female stars are on spotlight in some of the latest shows on video streaming platform iQiyi International this March, which is celebrated as Women’s...
The business sector is asking the government to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination because they are already in the “last phase,” stressing that adding six months or one year more of quarantine would mean closures of most enterprises to the detriment of more Filipinos, especially the poor. ...
Filipino-Chinese businessmen in the country strongly throw their support behind the decision of the government’s economic managers to de-escalate Metro Manila under the general community quarantine (GCQ) to modified GCQ (MGCQ) to quickly and decisively revive the Philippine economy. In a...
In celebration of the Year of the Ox, Mercedes-Benz Philippines offers buyers deals and big savings to welcome the Lunar Year. Get as much as P600,000 cash savings on the E 200 AMG, P200,000 cash discounts on the C180 Avantgarde and P300,000 price off on E 180 Avantgarde. The discounts don’t end...
