Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday expressed certainty that China will carry out cyberespionage activities in the Philippines ahead of the country’s May 2022 elections. Hontiveros said she believes that a number of Philippine government "actors" are already part or are the target of these...
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Thursday (Wednesday in Washington, D.C.) announced that he will be visiting the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam this weekend to convey the message that the US remains a reliable partner and “a friend who shows up when it counts”. United...
Authorities are already looking into reports that an alleged oil exploration equipment with Chinese markings on it was found by local fishermen in Pangasinan, a rare sighting which concerned stakeholders feared as a potential proof of China's on-going drilling activities within the country's...
One of the biggest legacies of President Duterte's administration was its assertion of the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) without the need to fire a single shot, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Wednesday, July 21. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana presents the...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Tuesday, July 20, took a swipe at President Duterte, saying that Filipinos should not vote for someone “who is good for China.” This was in response to Duterte’s rant against the former Philippine top diplomat during his taped public...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 20, raised her concern that the government of China could "heavily influence" the 2022 elections through alleged cyberespionage campaigns against the Philippines. A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay City....
President Duterte is confident that he won the 2016 elections fair and square without any interference from China. President Duterte delivers a public address on July 19, 2021. (Malacañang) The President has rejected former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario's allegation that China...
President Duterte is looking into filing a flurry of lawsuits against one of his vocal critics former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario. President Duterte delivers a televised public address from Davao City on July 19, 2021. (Malacañang) Addressing the nation Monday night, the President...
Despite its aggressive behaviour in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), China will not confront Philippine civilian vessels in the hotly contested waters, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana disclosed late Monday night, July 19. A Chinese navy warship is driven away from Marie Louise Bank in El Nido,...
Chinese vessels now readily leave the country's waters whenever local coast guard authorities ask them to move away, President Duterte said Monday. The President made the observation after the coast guard personnel managed to drive away a Chinese naval ship spotted off the coast of Palawan....
Malacañang has commended the local coast guard personnel for driving away a Chinese naval ship spotted sailing in the country's waters. A Chinese navy warship dispersed off Marie Louise Bank in El Nido, Palawan after personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) radio challenge on July 13, 2021....
The Philippine government was told to assert its position at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding harmful subsidies that bigger countries like China provide their commercial fleets, resulting in overfishing and encroaching in disputed waters. This, since China alone gives out P325 billion...
