The Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 27, suggested studying the possibility of recommending to the President to declare a Chinese Embassy official persona non grata, following a new social media post undermining Philippine senators. This is amid a Senate resolution signed by several senators condemning...
Senator Robinhood Padilla called out a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official 's use of caricatures of Chinese President Xi Jinping, stating that disrespect toward a foreign leader invites a similar response. During the plenary session on Monday, Jan. 26, Padilla criticized what he described...
President Marcos stands by Filipino officials defending the country’s maritime rights, Malacañang said on Monday, Jan. 26, amid escalating word wars between the Chinese Embassy in Manila and Philippine officials over statements on the West Philippine Sea. In a press briefing, Presidential...
The Department of National Defense (DND) condemned on Saturday, Jan. 24, the People’s Republic of China’s (PROC) criticisms of Filipino uniformed personnel, including Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela, and warned the Asian superpower...
The heated online exchange between Chinese and Filipino officials continues after the Chinese Embassy in Manila accused Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela of repeatedly lying and insisted that disputes between China and the Philippines can only be resolved through...
China said Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and West Philippine Sea spokesman Jay Tarriela "crossed the line" when he allegedly defamed Chinese President Xi Jinping during a talk with Filipino students, prompting Beijing to summon and lodge a diplomatic protest before Philippine Ambassador Jaime...
The word war between Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela and the Chinese government continues as the former declared on Friday, Jan. 23, that threats from Beijing will not stop him from exposing illegal Chinese activities in the WPS....
China has summoned Philippine Ambassador to Beijing Jaime FlorCruz over what it believed were "inflammatory" remarks made by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and West Philippine Sea spokesman Jay Tarriela. Tarriela has long been vocal in calling out China 's aggression in the West Philippine Sea....
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela said he will not apologize to the Chinese government over caricatures that Beijing claimed depicted Chinese President Xi Jinping, insisting there is no authority for China to demand an explanation from...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has filed a diplomatic protest against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Jay Tarriela, known for exposing China 's supposed illegal activities in the West Philippine Sea, before Malacañang and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for supposedly...
Metro Cebu keeps on growing as a city of new developments, and with that comes heavier traffic, rising rent, and longer daily commutes that are reshaping everyday living. These realities are opening the door to co-living communities, and Ayala Land steps in with The CityFlats, an urban living...
Traffic along major access roads in Leyte and Samar have returned to normal following months of congestion caused by the San Juanico Bridge load limit, the Philippine Port Authority (PPA) reported on Monday, Dec. 29. Based on the PPA’s monitoring report, there were no longer truck queues seen...
