Senators condemned on Monday, July 20 China 's continued acts of violence and intimidation in within the country 's maritime domain, particularly the latest physical aggression displayed by the China Coast Guard against a Philippine Navy personnel. Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) accused the China Coast Guard (CCG) of assaulting a Philippine Navy (PN) sailor during an encounter near BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on Monday, July 20, calling the latest incident another escalation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)....
Two Filipino seafarers died, 12 others were injured, and one remains missing after drone attacks struck commercial ships in the northern Black Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Monday, July 20. DMW Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac said four of the injured seafarers had already been...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Monday, July 20 that disgraced former Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano is clearly using “squid tactics” to distract the public from the corruption issues hounding him. But such schemes may not save him from the “logical conclusion” that awaits...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. defended the government 's transparency initiative in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying efforts to discredit it only serve China 's interests. Teodoro issued the statement on Monday, July 20, after some lawmakers...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) urged Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to present pieces of evidence that would clear things up on the allegations of irregularities in the construction of sports complex at the New Clark City in Tarlac. For the NBI, this is the better and logical choice instead...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan stressed on Sunday, July 19 that Filipinos weren 't propaganda tools for China. Such was Libanan 's reaction to a recent China Daily artificial intelligence (AI)-generated opinion video, which portrayed Filipinos as...
Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos said Filipinos deserve to be treated with dignity and respect as he joined the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in condemning China Daily 's publication of AI-generated videos and editorial cartoons depicting Filipinos in a racist and dehumanizing manner. In...
Navotas lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco can 't help but notice the "disturbing timing" of China Daily 's racist attack against Filipinos in the form of an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video wherein his countrymen were portrayed as monkeys. Tiangco says the video goes beyond...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 17 urged Malacañang to summon the Chinese ambassador following the publication of an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video by China Daily depicting Filipinos as monkeys in connection with the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. In a statement,...
CEBU CITY – Another batch of green sea turtle hatchlings successfully emerged from a protected nesting site on Alona Beach in Barangay Tawala, Panglao, Bohol. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Visayas (DENR-7) described the emergence of 162 hatchlings on Thursday, July...
Celebrity-politician clashes are no longer confined to campaign sorties or television interviews. Increasingly, they are playing out on social media, where a single comment can quickly become a headline. The latest to spark online discussion was former Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, who took aim at...
