Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno has no doubt that Vice President Leni Robredo will implement policies and actions favorable to Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) if she wins the presidency in next month’s elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and human rights lawyer Chel...
Before it is too late, the government should immediately act on the reported overfishing and harassment of local fishermen by Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a peasant and fisheries group said Tuesday, April 19. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drives away seven foreign fishing...
Help will soon reach Filipino communities in China, particularly in Jilin, amid the lockdowns enforced in various areas due to the surge of new Covid-19 cases, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Volunteers deliver parcels to a residential community under closed-off management in Minhang...
Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago "Chito" Sta. Romana has passed away, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday, April 19. Ambassador Jose Santiago 'Chito' Sta. Romana (Photo from Chito Sta. Romana Facebook page) "It is with the inconsolable grief of the Secretary and...
SHANGHAI, China - With quarantine looming after a positive Covid-19 test, Shanghai resident Sarah Wang said her first worry was who would look after her cat. China's pursuit of "zero-Covid" means anyone who catches the virus is sent to central facilities, sometimes for weeks, leaving their pets at...
SHANGHAI, China – China said Monday that just three people have died from Covid-19 in Shanghai since a gruelling lockdown began last month, despite recording hundreds of thousands of cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant in the eastern megacity. Authorities said the first deaths from...
WUHAN, China -- Researchers have discovered the partial skeleton of a previously unknown marine reptile recognizable as an ichthyosauromorph, which lived approximately 250 million years ago, according to the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). Photo provided by the China University of...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III reminded people to continue wearing face masks as they observe Holy Week to prevent the spread of Covid-19. He said Pateros is “zero Covid-19” but other local government units still have cases. Palm Sunday at San Roque Parish in Pateros (Photo from San Roque...
BEIJING, China -- An international team led by Chinese researchers has identified a molecular pathway that intensifies the severity of critical Covid-19 cases, lending clues to potential treatment for such cases. The study published on Wednesday in the journal Science Signaling showed that the...
The Philippines and China affirmed their commitment to work together in responding to climate change. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and Climate Change Commission Vice Chairperson Robrert Borje (Photo courtesy of Ambassador Huang Xilian) Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines...
China Banking Corporation (China Bank) made it to the Financial Times' 2022 ranking of the top 500 high growth companies in the Asia Pacific region—the only bank among the 15 Philippine companies in the comprehensive list. The Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies 2022, compiled by British newspaper...
SHANGHAI, China -- China blasted the United States for making "groundless accusations" about its Covid-19 policy, after surging cases in Shanghai prompted the American consulate to let some staff leave the locked-down megacity. Beijing's zero-Covid strategy has come under strain since March as over...
