The Philippines and Australia have joined hands to ensure a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific as the two sides expressed the importance of their role as maritime nations. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese jointly declared their...
An official from the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) stressed that China has no authority to conduct law enforcement operations within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya National...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels BRP Cabra and BRP Sindangan are surrounded by China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels during a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal, West Philippine Sea on Sept. 8, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Commodore Jay Tarriela / PCG) The Philippine...
China on Friday, Sep. 8, confirmed that its coast guard shadowed two Philippine vessels on resupply mission in the Ayungin Shoal, a part of the Philippine territory, because they entered the waters “without the permission from the Chinese government.” China's coast guard is caught in a video...
China Banking Corporation (China Bank) has rolled out its first generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) solution, CHIB GPT, to continue its tradition of innovation. In a statement, the bank said CHIB GPT was launched internally to Chinabankers to enhance awareness about Gen AI and...
The Philippines, the US and Japan have committed to ensure the status quo in the Indo-Pacific region as leaders of the three countries held a brief meeting in Jakarta to discuss current developments in the South and East China Seas. At the gala dinner hosted by Indonesia during the ASEAN...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has expressed gratitude to Australia for supporting the Philippines’ stand on the South China Sea issue and for its aid to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on education, defense, health, and digital...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to rally and take action over the “dangerous use” of coast guard and maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea as he called on parties anew to not escalate the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is thankful for India’s support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in ensuring peace, stability, and order in the South China Sea region which is claimed in whole by China and in part by the Philippines and neighboring countries....
After a few days of small gains, the local stock market fell below the 6,200 level again as recent releases of economic data renewed concern over US interest rates and the health of major economies. The main index dropped 58.62 points or 0.94 percent to close at 6,183.07 with Conglomerates...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Vietnam has raised the possibility of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with other Asian countries on the prevention and management of incidents in the South China Sea as tensions in the disputed waters continue. SOUTH CHINA SEA TALKS — President Marcos meets Vietnamese Prime...
Issues on land reclamations and other illegal activities in the South China Sea seem to remain unaddressed despite calls for restraint from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the absence of a sea conduct as leaders of the regional bloc renewed for the 18th time their concerns on...
