Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo: Philippine Air Force) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Monday, Aug. 12, that he expects China’s harassment of aerial patrols by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in 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...
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...
West Philippine Sea (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducted another maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), marked with a multilateral naval patrol with counterparts from Australia, Canada, and the United States on Wednesday, Aug. 7, to...
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...
(L-R) German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius and Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. shake hands during a bilateral meeting in Makati City on Aug. 4, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The defense departments of the Philippines and...
Chinese research vessel Ke Xue San Hao has been navigating throug several critical locations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) since July 26, 2024, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. (Courtesy of PCG) A Chinese research vessel has been closely monitored by the Philippine Coast Guard...
(Front to back) BRP Ramon Alcaraz and USS Mobile sail together in the West Philippine Sea on July 31, 2024 as part of the Philippines-United States maritime cooperative activity (MCA). (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) sailed together...
China Banking Corporation (Chinabank), a lender controlled by the Sy and Dee families, saw its net income reach a record high P11.4 billion in January to June 2024, up 6 percent from P10.8 billion in the same period last year on the back of stronger core lending and deposit-taking activities. ...
China has been accused by the Philippines of "mischaracterizing" facts to make it appear like the latter compromised its position in the South China Sea issue. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) hit Beijing for doing so, calling its previous statement as "inaccurate," "false," and...
China Bank Savings (CBS), a subsidiary of China Banking Corporation, reported an 18 percent improvement in net income to a record P1 billion in the first half of 2024 from the P849 million earned in the same period last year. In a statement, the bank said this is a faster pace compared to 2023’s...
The Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) dark vessel detection technology monitors the movements of China Coast Guard ships "3301" and "3105" in the Philippine waters from July 15 to 25, 2024. (Photo: PCG) Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels were spotted operating in Philippine waters on Thursday,...
