Social media giants Facebook and Twitter should require their users to include their real names on their accounts so they will be more responsible and refrain from posting fake and malicious news, as well as in attacking groups and personalities on the platform, retired former Supreme Court Senior...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Wednesday asked the Filipino people not to “stand idly” as he accused President Duterte of stealing and selling out the nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity to China. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario (DFA...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and British Foreign Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Dominic Raab spoke over the phone to discuss the prospects of enhanced cooperation in time for the celebration of this year’s 75 th anniversary of the...
Addressing the security and development of the West Philippine Sea is a major concern for Palawan, which has jurisdiction over natural resources-rich islands, including some of the country’s major fishing grounds such as the Kalayaan Island Group. This burden lies on the shoulders of the Palawan...
A military general has belied reports that the floating device bearing Chinese markings found by a local fisherman earlier this month off the waters of Infanta, Pangasinan could be used for oil exploration activities. Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr. (File photo courtesy of PIA / PA 2ID DPAO /...
The only thing that retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio wants to hear from President Duterte in the last year of his administration is to prohibit China from further fishing in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio J. Carpio (via 1Sambayan...
Department of Energy (DOE) Spokesperson Felix William Fuentebella believes that the proposed joint exploration for oil and gas between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) can still "move forward". DOE Spokesperson Felix William Fuentebella (Screengrab from Facebook live)...
Fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) has prodded Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to protect the Philippine marine territory against Chinese vessels. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PAMALAKAYA said PCG "should strive for the expulsion of Chinese...
Oil or natural gas that may be discovered within the Philippines exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine sea belong to Filipinos even if found during an oil exploration by China, House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate declared Wednesday, July 21. Natural gas...
A day after President Duterte threatened to sue him for claiming that China has interfered in the 2016 elections, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario curtly replied by encouraging the Filipino people to vote for the candidate who is good for the Philippines and “not one who is...
One of the biggest legacies of President Duterte's administration was its assertion of the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) without the need to fire a single shot, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Wednesday, July 21. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana presents the...
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Tuesday, July 20, hailed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for successfully driving away a Chinese navy warship from the waters off El Nido, Palawan. Senator Francis Pangilinan (Senate of the Philippines) "Salute to our David to their Goliath. Our Coast Guard is...
