The Philippine Rise belongs to the Filipino nation and no foreign intrusion will be allowed into the territory, President Duterte declared Monday. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 17, 2021 (Malacañang) The President said he already made clear that the area, formerly known as...
President Duterte ordered his Cabinet members to refrain from talking about the West Philippine Sea issue in public, even as he affirmed his new policy of not engaging his critics on the issue. "That's my order now to the Cabinet and to all, for the government, to refrain from discussing itong...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned President Duterte early in his presidency that “there will be trouble” if the latter insisted on drilling for oil in the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (WPS) that the Philippines and China, along with four other nations, are claiming as their own....
The Philippines should befriend China "without surrendering our rights" instead of antagonizing the Asian neighbor over the West Philippine Sea dispute, according to former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile. Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile delivers his remarks when he attended a meeting with President...
President Duterte made inaccurate references when he talked about the West Philippine Sea conflict but his position remained "consistent," Malacañang said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque came to the President's defense after an online...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. has also started questioning China's sincerity as an ally to the Philippines for its repeated incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla (Office of Sen. Revilla/bongrevillajr.ph) "Ang tunay kasing magkaibigan ay naggagalangan,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 17, said Malacañang should stop trumpeting China’s aid and development assistance to the Philippines, saying the country doesn’t owe a huge debt of gratitude to Beijing. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) Hontiveros said...
Two days after President Duterte remarked that the opposition has not done anything for the country’s coronavirus response, Vice President Leni Robredo posted a report about her office’s programs and projects since the pandemic started last year. Vice President Leni Robredo (Facebook/Manila...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 16, President Duterte should not use the coronavirus pandemic as an “excuse” not to fight for the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea. Speaking on her weekly radio show, Robredo stressed the president must take a serious...
Vice President Leni Robredo does not see the need to defend herself from President Duterte’s remarks that the opposition is not doing anything for the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Speaking on her Sunday radio show with radioman Ely Saludar,...
Despite closed borders and the lack of commercial flights available, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday night brought home 155 distressed overseas Filipinos from China, bringing the total number of Filipinos the agency has brought home from around the world since the pandemic started...
The strong economic cooperation between the Philippines and China has generated "great rewards" for both nations to propel towards economic recovery during the pandemic, according to a Chinese diplomat. President Rodrigo Duterte discusses matters with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang...
