Former chief presidential legal adviser, senatorial aspirant Salvador Panelo on Tuesday, March 1 highlighted the importance of President Duterte's "Filipino-first" foreign policy, which he said placed Filipinos out of harm's way in relation with the country’s territorial dispute with China....
Tarlac 1st district Rep. Charlie Cojuangco, who died last Feb. 22 at the age of 58, has been laid to rest by his family. Former Pangasinan Rep. Mark Cojuangco delivers his eulogy for his late brother, Tarlac Rep. Charlie Cojuangco (Screenshot from Chug Cadiogan's YouTube video) A solemn ceremony...
Noting that he Philippines might one day be the victim of "territorial aggression", Muntinlupa lone district Rep. Ruffy Biazon backed on Tuesday, March 1 the United Nations' (UN) call for a stoppage to the hostilities in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo from Muntinlupa lone district Rep. Ruffy...
Should she win as president in the May 2022 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo said that she will unite the people behind a national consensus on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute and make the economy more resilient. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks during the CNN Philippines’ Presidential...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturda night, Feb. 26, said passage by Congress of his bill establishing Philippine maritime zones would define the internal waters, the archipelagic waters, the territorial waters, and economic zones of the country. Vice presidential candidate Senator Vicente...
China Banking Corporation posted a 25 percent increase in net income to P15.1 billion last year on the back of sustained core business growth and effective cost management. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its earnings translated to an improved return on equity and...
Tarlac 1st district Rep. Carlos "Charlie" Cojuangco has died, his wife Czarina Maria "China" Jocson confirmed in a Facebook post Tuesday, Feb. 22. Tarlac 1st district Rep. Charlie Cojuangco (Photo from House of Representatives website) "It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform you that my...
The Philippines is seeking the early conclusion of an effective Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea that would be inclusive and not put any nation at a disadvantage, Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) In his intervention during the...
A very short reflection on the intertwining of Chinese and Filipino heritage, from pancit to Ellen Adarna When Jullie Daza wrote “Kung Hei Fat Choy” as the title of her most recent article about the Lunar New Year and Chinese people in the Philippines, she risked criticism from those more...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has maintained that the Filipino people deserve a government that is committed to securing national patrimony, and defending national territory and security from those who would bully them economically or militarily. Senator Leila de Lima De Lima, a former Justice...
The Philippines and China appeared to set aside their territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for a moment as the Department of National Defense (DND) officially received the first batch of a military grant with a total worth of RMB (Renminbi) 130 million or P1 billion from the East...
'I’m using a VPN (virtual private network), I have to if I want to see beyond what the Chinese government wants us to see,' Lester tells me For the nth time, April finds herself in another Chinese city on a research trip. The Mandarin here is slightly different, and she has to ask the...
