Defense leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hold hands as a symbol of unity and cooperation during the opening of the 18th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos on Nov. 20, 2024. The Philippine delegation was represented by Defense Undersecretary Ignacio B....
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. confirms that the Philippines is considering to procure missile systems despite criticisms from China during a Philippine Navy event in Manila on Nov. 15, 2024. (DPC pool) China has no right to lecture the Philippines when it comes to...
China has opposed the Philippines' possible plan to purchase a US Mid-Range Capability Missile System, which it said is a provocative and an irresponsible choice. Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro on Sunday, Nov. 10, was reported by the Financial Times as saying that the Philippines...
President Marcos believes that nothing has changed between the Philippines and China as both countries insist on their rights over portions of the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as China rejected the newly signed laws on the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (right) and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles answer questions from the media after the inaugural Australia-Philippines Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Canberra on Nov. 12, 2024. (Photo: DND)...
SM Investments Corporation, the flagship of the Sy family, reported a nine percent growth in consolidated net income to P60.9 billion in the first nine months of 2024 from P55.9 billion in the same period last year on stronger earnings of its banking and property units. In a disclosure to the...
China said it is the Philippines, which has become more assertive in countering Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea, that is causing provocation in the Indo-Pacific region. Lin Jian, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, claimed that every escalation of maritime row between the two...
President Marcos said it was not unexpected that China would criticize the Philippines for passing two new laws that reaffirm the country's rights over maritime zones. The two new laws—the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act—would serve the country's...
China released over the weekend a portrait of Panatag Shoal (known in China as Huangyan Dao) that included its baseline claim of its territorial sea after the Philippine government passed two laws that affirmed its rights over it. China’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, Nov. 10, that it released...
Like with the Philippines, countries that are firm in upholding the rule of law in the South China Sea are also working with other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) so they will not lose their voice in terms of calling out aggressive actions in the waters and yield to...
The Philippines will never become "a provocateur" of conflict in the South China Sea despite repeated infringement on its sovereignty. Manila’s envoy to Washington, Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez, promised that the Philippines will always resort to diplomacy and dialogue amid being on the...
Brunei Darussalam, a silent claimant on parts of the South China Sea, said it is willing to work with the Philippines, another claimant state, in ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Its envoy to Manila, Ambassador Megawati Manan, expressed Bandar Seri Begawan’s commitment to work...
