House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has appealed to China to put an end to its aggressive behavior in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), as is it not good for the two countries'...
China has accused the Philippines of bringing in outside forces in the region "to form blocs and flex muscles" in the South China Sea amid the current maritime situation between the two countries. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the Philippines "repeatedly acted in bad faith" by...
Senators on Monday, June 3 slammed the “wanton disregard” that the China Coast Guard (CCG) exhibited against Filipino soldiers calling them “despicable and callous.” “China's continued wanton disregard for valuable food resources is now on full display. Hindi lang pala likas yaman...
(File photo) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has condemned the China Coast Guard's (CCG) latest alleged harassment of Philippine assets in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), which include intercepting food and supplies...
Geopolitical analysts believed President Marcos was able to raise awareness on the issues confronting the South China Sea, and the maritime challenges faced by the Philippines during his historic address at the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in...
United States Defense chief Lloyd Austin has agreed with President Marcos when he made a strong position in front of the international community with regards to the country's territorial rights over the West Philippine Sea. Austin lauded Marcos' speech at the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue as he...
China has opposed the Philippines’ belief that the Advisory Opinion issued by the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) legitimizes the latter’s claim over the West Philippine Sea. Mao Ning, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, said that the advisory opinion, which...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) President Marcos' "compelling and rational' keynote address at the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)-Shangri-La Dialogue in...
President Marcos rejected the claim of a participant in the Shangri-La Dialogue that the Philippines' actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) ruined peace in the region, saying the Philippines has always remained committed to genuine peace and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)...
"An act of war." This was how President Marcos described what the "willful" killing of a Filipino in the West Philippine Sea would mean to the Philippines, saying the country would respond accordingly if such an act happened. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos...
President Marcos insisted that the Philippines is not tearing apart the long-earned peace in the region by responding to issues in the West Philippine Sea and by including other parties in the discussion. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) "The Philippines still...
President Marcos stressed the Philippines' claim on the disputed portions of the South China Sea, saying the lines that the country draws on its waters are not derived from imagination but from international law. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as...
