Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III advised his fellow senators against using the word "condemn" in slamming China's incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), echoing President Duterte that the country is still a "friend" to the Philippines. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Office of...
Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Friday, April 30, said he wrote to China about the presence of Chinese fishing vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on March 3, 2021. (Senate PRIB/Albert...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, April 25, renewed his call for the government to cancel its appeasement and accommodation policy on China, which, he said, is no longer listening to the pleas of the Philippine government to abide by international law on the issue of the West...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Friday said it is normal for neighbors like China and the Philippines to have differences as he expressed his belief that the coronavirus pandemic is a “test of friendship” between the two countries. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines...
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima on Friday, April 30, said President Duterte’s refusal to stand up against China’s continued bullying against the Philippines is a reminder of the many promises he made in his 2016 presidential campaign that he has failed to deliver to the Filipino people. De...
A police lieutenant who had been inoculated last month with one dose of the China-made CoronaVac vaccine has died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, April 30. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The 50-year-old fatality was an officer...
China Banking Corporation posted a 61 percent jump in net income to P3.6 billion in the first quarter of 2021 for an improved return on equity of 13.4 percent and return on assets of 1.4 percent. “We are gratified by these very positive results and by the continued support of our customers and...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Thursday claimed that China “deceitfully breached” a United States-brokered agreement to settle the 2012 Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal standoff by not withdrawing its 30 ships from the area. Former DFA Secretary Albert Del Rosario (Manila...
Senators on Thursday, April 29, rallied behind President Duterte in refusing to pull out the Philippines' patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Members of the Philippine Coast Guard conduct maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea on April 24, 2021. On Wednesday, April 28, President...
The Philippine government’s filing of diplomatic protests against China has resulted in decreasing presence and activities of Chinese vessels in the country’s maritime zone, a maritime expert revealed on Thursday, April 29. Professor Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the...
The Philippines will not pull out its navy and coast guard vessels patrolling the West Philippine Sea as part of the unflinching stance to protect its interests, President Duterte declared Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Addressing the nation, the President said he...
President Duterte once more pinned the blame on the previous Aquino administration for ‘backing out’ of the Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal) off the coast of Zambales province back in 2012. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a televised address on April 28, 2021 (Malacañang photo) “Alam mo,...
