From left to right: Reps. Jil Bongalon (Ako-Biicol Party-list), Paolo Ortega V (La Union), and Zia Alonto Adiong (Lanao del Sur) (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the "Young Guns" bloc in the House of Representatives are calling for the...
The maritime situation in the West Philippine Sea has yet to calm, yet there is already a looming concern on the instability in the country's airspace. President Marco lamented this as he condemned on Sunday, Aug. 11, the air incident in Bajo de Masinloc earlier this week, stressing that the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, August 11 renewed his call for the Chinese government to immediately stop its aggression against the Philippines. Estrada made the appeal after the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) accused China’s air force of...
File photo shows a Philippine Air Force NC-212i propeller aircraft, June 11, 2018. (Photo: PAF) From overlapping maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), China has taken its territorial dispute with the Philippines in the airspace. General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MA Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua wondered out loud what Vice President Sara Duterte's stance is on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. This, as Chua denied on Saturday, Aug. 10 the Vice...
A photo handout dated May 11, 2024 shows the dumping of dead and crushed corals on the sandbars of Escoda Shoal, 75 nautical miles from the coastline of Palawan, which resembles island-building activities blamed by the Philippine Coast Guard on China. (Photo by PCG) Sabina Shoal, or locally known...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has formally resigned from Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) and will pursue a path as an "independent legislator" effective immediately. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB photo) In a letter addressed to Senator Robin Padilla, the...
Alas Pilipinas made another breakthrough after taking down Indonesia, 25-23, 15-25, 25-23, 25-21, to capture the bronze medal in Leg 1 of the Southeast Asian (SEA) V. League on Sunday night, Aug. 4, in Vietnam. Alas Pilipinas in the 4th SEA V. League (SAVA FB) Following...
ILOILO CITY – Five years after 31 people died when three passenger boats capsized on the Iloilo Strait separating the island-province of Guimaras and Iloilo City, a survivor of the sea tragedy credits her strong faith. “Kon wala ang Dios, basi napatay guid ako (If God was not there, I would...
Alas Pilipinas still couldn’t find its breakthrough against defending champion Thailand, 25-12, 25-18, 25-10, in the first leg of the 2024 Southeast Asian (SEA) V. League on Saturday night, Aug. 3 in Vinh Phúc, Vietnam. Alas Pilipinas sees action in SEA V. League (PNVF) The...
Alas Pilipinas put on a brave fight but ultimately fell short against Vietnam, 23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, in the first leg of the 2024 Southeast Asian (SEA) V. League on Friday night, Aug. 2. Sisi Rondina (FIVB) The Jorge de Brito-coached Philippines led for most of the match...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) Following the joint sail...
