Australia has urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) not to compromise their rights over the South China Sea in crafting the Code of Conduct in the contested waters. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Wednesday that the regional bloc must not "agree to anything...
The Philippines and Japan have agreed to work together closely on issues in the region as top diplomats of both countries met in Tokyo to follow up on the recent visit of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Foreign...
Amid the perceived security threats posed by the Chinese ownership of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gave the go signal to Senator Raffy Tulfo to look into the real situation in the country’s energy grid systems operator....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he told Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh that the Philippines and Vietnam should resolve recent reports of Vietnamese fishing vessels encroaching on the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ). *PH -VIETNAM TIES | President Marcos holds a...
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The Philippines is committed to implementing the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and the early conclusion of an effective and substantive [Code of...
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he would renew his call to finalize the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea as he believes it would be the key to resolving issues between Southeast Asia and China. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Yummie...
The Philippine Navy (PN) sailed in the South China Sea together with its counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India as Chinese vessels allegedly approached the ships that were taking part in a maritime exercise aimed at promoting peace in the region. (Photo...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said that the conduct of joint patrols by the Philippines and its key allies will likely happen “very soon” in the contested South China Sea. (Photo from Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.) “I foresee it to happen very soon,”...
WASHINGTON, D.C. —President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. brushed off comments made by China on the Philippines-United States defense guidelines, saying it is the country's right to establish such with its allies. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool)...
China has objected to the newly crafted Bilateral Defense Guidelines between the Philippines and the United States, claiming that countries surrounding the contested waterway have maintained peace and stability in the region. Mao Ning, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, said China...
WASHINGTON, D.C. —United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. that the US will always back the Philippines in the South China Sea and elsewhere. (Photo courtesy of PCO) During their meeting at the Pentagon on Wednesday, May 3 (Washington time),...
WASHINGTON, D.C .—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he is concerned over the provocations made by China in the South China Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with US Vice President Kamala Harris at the Number One Observatory Circle, US Naval Observatory, in...
