LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he would renew his call to finalize the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea as he believes it would be the key to resolving issues between Southeast Asia and China. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Yummie...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that chartered flights for Chinese tourists bound for Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province have resumed. CHINESE tourists arrive at the Kalibo International Airport via a chartered flight from China. They visited Boracay Island. ...
The Philippine Navy (PN) sailed in the South China Sea together with its counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India as Chinese vessels allegedly approached the ships that were taking part in a maritime exercise aimed at promoting peace in the region. (Photo...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said that the conduct of joint patrols by the Philippines and its key allies will likely happen “very soon” in the contested South China Sea. (Photo from Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.) “I foresee it to happen very soon,”...
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Philippines will continue to negotiate with China over its claims on the Malampaya natural gas fields. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. bared this as he concluded his five-day visit in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. —President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. brushed off comments made by China on the Philippines-United States defense guidelines, saying it is the country's right to establish such with its allies. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool)...
China has objected to the newly crafted Bilateral Defense Guidelines between the Philippines and the United States, claiming that countries surrounding the contested waterway have maintained peace and stability in the region. Mao Ning, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, said China...
Bacolod City is set to welcome a Chinese-made electric jeepney prototype as it heads towards road modernization. Developed by the Korean-invested Chinese company Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd. (Fengchuen), the prototyp is already on its way to the Philippines. It will then be...
WASHINGTON, D.C. —United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. that the US will always back the Philippines in the South China Sea and elsewhere. (Photo courtesy of PCO) During their meeting at the Pentagon on Wednesday, May 3 (Washington time),...
BEIJING, China - The death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in China has risen to nine, with one person injured and another still missing, state media reported Wednesday. The blast took place on Monday morning at an area in a factory used to produce hydrogen peroxide in Liaocheng, a city...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday, May 3 has called on China to stop all forms of bullying and encroachment activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Go said he is committed to defend the country’s sovereignty rights and standing up against any intrusion on its territorial...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, flag of China (Facebook, Unsplash) China isn't the Philippines' friend, but rather its frenemy. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez gave this description of China in the context of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s ongoing and...
