Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Reelectionist Senator Francis "TOL" Tolentino is batting for the establishment of human settlements on islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to fortify the country's rights in that body of...
Thirty-three prospects—including 15 current members of Alas Pilipinas—will be invited to a series of tryouts to determine the composition of the women’s national volleyball teams for three major international competitions this year. The invitees, according to Philippine National Volleyball...
The Philippines on Wednesday, March 26, welcomed the Group of Seven foreign ministers’ reaffirmation of their stance in the South China Sea that condemned China’s “illicit, provocative, coercive and dangerous actions.” G7 Foreign MInisters' meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec (Photo from Global...
A worker of DTEK company walks in front of transformers of a substation destroyed by a Russian drone strike in undisclosed location, Ukraine, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States said Tuesday that it had reached a tentative agreement for...
The Philippines must “stop serving as other countries’ mouthpiece,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said amid the upcoming visit of United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, which is expected to boost Manila’s defense modernization program to better prepare itself should there be...
China's floating barrier in Bajo de Masinloc (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is prepared to lend a hand to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to remove the floating barrier installed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag...
Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad (Photo: Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) China’s 10-dash line claim in the South China Sea (SCS) is a “big joke” that should not be taken seriously by the Filipino people and the international community, the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, March 25....
A People's Liberation Army-Navy warship cruises Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea on March 24, 2025 as spotted during a maritime domain awareness flight by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard...
Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino wants Filipinos to be more self-reliant amid the South China Sea issue, advocating for increased support for local farmers, fisherfolk, and market vendors to strengthen the local food production. Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino speaks to longganisa makers...
Flag of China (Unsplash) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela has confirmed to congressmen that China’s absurd claim on Palawan in the Philippines is "a new kind of propaganda". Tarriela, PCG's spokesman for the West...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A measure that seeks to introduce policy and organizational reforms in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)--a relevant agency in the ongoing West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue--has been...
Members of Akbayan trooped to the Chinese Consular Office in Makati and called on the Chinese government to pay for the environmental damages it has caused in the WPS. Protesters from a cause-oriented group trooped to the Chinese Consular Office in Makati City on Wednesday, March 19,...
