Several diplomats on Tuesday, April 30, assured the Philippines of their support after yet another harassment incident initiated by naval assets of China in the West Philippine Sea. United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said Manila “can count” on Washington’s support as...
Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Khalid Dimaporo (Facebook) Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Khalid Dimaporo says former president Rodrigo Duterte's presence isn't needed by congressmen to confirm whether the latter had a...
The Philippine Navy has monitored what it described as a light change of behavior on the part of China following the presence of foreign vessels that have been participating in this year’s Balikatan Exercises wherein the war games locations include some portion of the West Philippine Sea (WPS)....
PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (left), Senator Robin Padilla (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita "Migs" Nograles says it's only right for President Marcos to fight for what he loves,...
Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels subjected a Philippine Coast Guard patrol ship to water cannon attacks near the Bajo de Masinloc on Monday, April 29, 2024. (photo from the video posted by PCG spokesperson for WPS Comm. Jay Tarriela on X (formerly Twitter). A patrol vessel of the Philippine Coast...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun has backed Speaker Martin Romualdez's proposal to summon members of the Duterte Cabinet...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) As if unveiling their mission statement, Speaker Martin Romualdez has announced for the first time in front of his congressman-colleagues the House leadership's intention to pursue...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año has called on Philippine media to push back against "corrosive narratives" on issues in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (Noel B. Pabalate) During a seminar on WPS with the Malacañang Press Corps on Monday, April 29, Año...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Speaker’s office, Malacañang photo) Members of former president Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet will be summoned to the House of Representatives when the chamber begins its...
With the help of the United States, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) defense readiness posture will be at the optimal level by the end of President Marcos’ term, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said on Sunday, April 28. Philippine Ambassador to...
Philippine Consul General in New York Senen T. Mangalile answers queries from the media at the Philippine Center in New York on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) NEW YORK CITY – The increasing tension between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea...
A Chinese military official on Thursday, April 25, insisted that the Philippines really had no historical claims over the West Philippine Sea, unlike China. Wu Qian, spokesman for China's Defense Ministry, claimed that the Philippines knows "very well" that the scope of its territory is only...
