WASHINGTON, United States - Secretary of State Antony Blinken will seek to reduce the chances of miscalculation on a rare visit to Beijing, officials said, but both sides expect long-term tensions to fester. The State Department confirmed that Blinken will travel this weekend to Beijing on the...
One of China's largest military ships, Qi Jiguang (Hull 83), arrived in Manila on Wednesday morning for a four-day goodwill port visit and public visitation. Qi Jiguang, a training ship for China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), docked at the Port of Manila around 9:50 a.m. with a...
Together with the nation, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros mourned the passing of former Senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon whom she described as a “great soldier, statesman and a solon.” "He passed on this Independence Day, June 12, a reminder of his formidable, lifelong fight for...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called for the public's support as he eyed a stronger bilateral relationship between the Philippines and China. *Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Marcos (File photo)* Marcos said this as the two countries marked the 48th anniversary of the...
Metal debris bearing Chinese markings was found by a fisherman in the open sea water in Morong, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard confirmed on Friday, June 9. Fisherman Alvin Menez found the huge metal object floating approximately 10 miles off Napot Point in Brgy. Nagbalayong last June 5 while he...
A Chinese naval training ship will dock in Manila next week for a goodwill port visit. Chinese ship Qi Jiguang will arrive in the Philippines on June 14 and will be welcomed at the Manila South Harbor with a ceremony. Before the Philippines, the China-built large naval training ship already paid the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gibo Teodoro Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, a consistent critic of China’s "bullying" in Philippine territorial waters, hopes that the Philippines can "walk the talk" under newly-installed Department of National Defense (DND)...
(Pixabay) If China is willing to leave Vietnam's territorial waters then it should also do the same to the Philippines. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez had this to say as he once again prodded China to order its navy, coast guard and/or militia vessels to leave the Philippines’...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines will depend "more than ever" on its relationship with China as he vowed to exert more effort in bolstering the two countries' ties. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. shares a conversation with Chinese Ambassador to the...
It is not true that the Philippines has shifted away from China amid differences, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) The country, Marcos said, did not make such a policy, and instead continues to work with its long-standing...
BEIJING, China - Millions of Chinese students sat for notoriously tough college entrance exams on Wednesday, the first since the country lifted zero-Covid rules that forced classes online for months on end. China's education ministry says nearly 13 million students, a record, are registered this...
Countries should adhere to the primacy of the rule of law and engage in peaceful dialogues and multilateralism to resolve various disputes in the Asia-Pacific region. Department of National Defense OIC Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr. speaks at the *20th International Institute for...
