Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said Aug. 6 said China should handle the controversial trip of United States (US) Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan diplomatically by criticizing the US through the United Nations (UN) mechanisms. Attempts to solve the problem outside the UN is...
The national government and other concerned agencies should now come up with a contingency plan for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should the tension between the Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan escalates, Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo said Saturday, Aug. 6. Tulfo, who is set to...
A veteran senator reckoned on Saturday, Aug. 6 that the Philippines has to be friends with everybody – with China, United States (US), Russia, Taiwan, and other countries. ‘’Unang una kailangan maging neutral tayo (In the first place, we have to be neutral), Di natin pwedeng banggain ang...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. underscored the importance and evolution of the relationship between the United States (US) and the Philippines amid the tensions brought about by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the Asian region, particularly to Taiwan, which China considers a...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan accused the Chinese army of simulating an attack on its main island Saturday, as Beijing doubled down on its retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei after announcing a suspension of cooperation with Washington on key issues. Three French-made Mirage...
The Philippines will remain neutral and won’t take side in the tensions flaring up between the United States and China, National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos has said. National Security Adviser Calrita Carlos (Photo by National Security Council of the Philippines) Such tensions reached...
Malacañang is monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Taiwan amid China's military drills in waters around the self-ruled island. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of Office of the Press Secretary) "Sa ngayon mino-monitor natin ang sitwasyon, so magre-react na lang po tayo...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday condemned China's military drills encircling Taiwan as "a significant escalation". US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken looks on at the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers meeting during the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taipei's military said Chinese fighter jets and ships crossed the median line that runs down the Taiwan Strait on Friday, calling Beijing's latest military drills "highly provocative". An aerial view shows Taiwanese navy ships (foreground) in Keelung harbour on August 4, 2022, as...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan blasted its "evil neighbour next door" on Friday after China encircled the island with a series of huge military drills that were condemned by the United States and other Western allies. This screen grab from a video by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater...
TOKYO, Japan -- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the United States will "not allow" China to isolate Taiwan, after her visit to the self-ruled island infuriated Beijing. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives at Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo prefecture on August 4, 2022, on the last...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called out Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian for supposedly imposing a foreign policy that the country should pursue in light of the recent diplomatic tension involving the United States (US), China, and Taiwan. In a statement on Friday, Aug. 5,...
