FA-50 light fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force fly with a B-52H bomber aircraft of the United States Pacific Air Force for its first ever combined air patrol over the West Philippine Sea on February 19, 2024. (Photo by PAF) As China takes its aggression in the contested features in the West...
Thailand came up with a rousing start in the 2024 Southeast Asian Volleyball League, zooming past two-time champion Indonesia, 25-21, 25-23, 25-20, Friday, Aug. 16, in the opening match on Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Eyeing the top spot this time after settling for a silver and a bronze in...
Fil-American tanker Jarod Hatch would rather focus on the things he can control as he savors his Olympic experience with a festive homecoming in Manila recently. Jarod Hatch (Jarod Hatch's Instagram post) Hatch said that he is looking on the bright side regardless of a short-lived campaign in the...
Paris Olympics swimmer Kayla Sanchez is up for a new challenge as she aims to compete in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand next year. Kayla Sanchez eyes SEA Games debut next year. (AP) “I want to make a statement and win as many golds as I can in my first SEA Games,” said...
The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) should not be entrusted with the responsibilities of enforcing maritime laws in relation to its commitment to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) for conservation and management of highly migratory fish stocks, an official of the Philippine...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sees the tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) spilling over the country’s skies, as what happened during the latest incident in Bajo de Masinloc...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the petition of former Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHILSOC) President Jose "Peping" S. Cojuangco Jr. who sought relief from the notice of disallowance (ND) over the P27.2 million used for the 2005 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games....
China has said that the Philippines supposedly entered into airspace and violated international law that was why it had to fire flares into the path of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane, which President Marcos saw as reckless and illegal. Lin Jian, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, on...
Voting 22-0, the Senate passed on third and final reading on Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Bill (Senate Bill No. 2665), a landmark measure that aims to strengthen the country's territorial integrity and national security. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino (Photo from the...
The Philippine government has protested China's firing of flares in the path of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) patrol plane over the West Philippine Sea. Ma. Teresita Daza, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson, confirmed the government's move, while the Chinese Embassy in Manila on...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Ranking congressmen have noted Vice President Sara Duterte's "defeaning silence" amid the latest act of Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This, as Assistant Majority Leaders Paolo...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez said that the reported endangerment by two Chinese fighter jets of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane conducting routine patrol over Bajo de Masinloc "does not...
