JAKARTA, Indonesia—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his Indonesian counterpart, President Joko Widodo, on Monday talked about the hotly contested South China Sea during the former's first state visit here. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a press briefing that matters...
Senator Robin Padilla favored yesterday the start of discussions between China and the Philippines on possible joint gas and oil exploration development in the contested West Philippine Sea (WPS). Stopping the discussions would not do good to the Philippines which is thirsty for the inflow of...
BEIJING, China -- At least seven people were killed when a strong earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported, as violent tremors in a remote region damaged homes and left some areas without electricity. The Magnitude 6.6 quake hit around 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast...
BEIJING, China -- Beijing on Monday accused the United States of launching "tens of thousands" of cyberattacks on China and pilfering troves of sensitive data, including from a public research university. Washington has accused Beijing of cyberattacks against US businesses and government agencies,...
The Philippines and China have had "initial and general discussions" on the possibility of joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea but there are "no working level talks" yet, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) bared. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) These discussions...
Fishers opposed the renegotiation of joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea with China “regardless of the sharing agreement.” West Philippine Sea (Photo courtesy of AFP) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) maintained their stand and opposed the...
Amid the ongoing disputes across the South China Sea, scientists from five countries have rung the alarm bell on the negative impacts of having lack of fisheries management cooperation among neighboring countries as they stressed the need to protect vital fish stocks from the "risk of collapse.”...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island's defenses as tensions soar with Beijing, which warned Washington of "counter-measures." In this file handout photo courtesy of Taiwan’s Ministry of...
National Security Advisor (NSA) Clarita R. Carlos on Friday, Sept. 2, said that she is drafting a book on regional fishing agreement that may become a regulatory framework or common legal framework for the six countries that are claiming sovereignty over the South China Sea. National Security...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is expected to discuss the country's concerns on the South China Sea situation during his talk with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on his first ever state visit. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said Friday that aside...
Following what it called a "changing regional dynamic in the Indo-Pacific region," the United States has expressed its commitment to assist the Philippine armed forces, public vessels as well as aircraft in the South China Sea as part of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). The assurance came after US...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Thursday that a long-awaited UN report reaffirmed its view that China is carrying out genocide against the Uyghur people, as Beijing furiously labeled the world body an accomplice of the West. This picture taken early September 1, 2022 shows a...
