President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas believes that President Marcos is "playing with fire" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This, as Brosas, an assistant minority, slammed the...
Officials of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Pacific Air Forces (US PACAF) convene at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Feb. 4, 2025 to strengthen their interoperability and deepen cooperation through a series of engagements, including the conduct of military exercises over the...
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mary Joy Tabal, the country’s first-ever Filipina marathoner to compete in the Olympics, has found a new purpose in life: to share her knowledge to aspiring athletes who dream of becoming achievers someday. Champion marathoner Mary Joy Tabal Tabal defied odds and...
A crew member of BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) monitors the presence of a People's Liberation Army-Navy warship by China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Navy) The three People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) vessels detected by the Armed Forces of the...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) Senatorial aspirant SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta said on Tuesday, Feb. 4 that there's no such thing as the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Marcoleta gave this statement during the House...
Flag of China (Unsplash) Security experts and former lawmakers from the United States (US) have sharply criticized China's escalating military aggression, economic coercion, and covert political interference in democracies worldwide. Former US...
Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (File photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid reports of harassment and incursion, the presence of suspected spies, cyberattacks tied to Chinese hackers, illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Feb. 3, called on incumbent and former lawmakers, diplomats, as well as security and technology experts from across the Indo-Pacific region to push for and make efforts toward strengthened regional cooperation as a way to address security and economic...
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Karateka Jamie Lim admitted she is uncertain at the moment if she would be able to compete for the national team in this year’s Southeast Asian Games in Thailand due to her schedule. Karateka Jamie Lim The 27-year-old standout said she currently juggles her national...
China Coast Guard's "monster" ship, CCG-5901, operates approximately 117 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales on Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) Don't look away now. Chinese ships have been loitering the coast of Zambales for one month already. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hold a flag-raising activity onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) The National Security Council (NSC) and Armed Forces of...
Preparations are well underway for the Philippines’ chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2026, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said, admitting that “key issues” such as the South China Sea and Myanmar will be among the topics....
