Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea, speaks to the media at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on February 27, 2024. (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Navy (PN) confirmed that China has been intentionally intercepting the...
China said on Monday, Feb. 26, it was necessary that it installed floating barriers in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), an atoll that is part of the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, justified Beijing's action, saying it was a...
BRP Datu Sanday, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel, is blocked by a China Coast Guard vessel and two Chinese maritime militia vessels while en route to Bajo de Masinloc to distribute fuel aid to Filipino fishermen on February 22, 2024. (Photo by PCG) The China Coast Guard (CCG)...
The Department of Finance (DOF) onboarded a new talent from the Sy-led China Banking Corp. to lead the unit responsible for analyzing emerging economic issues and developments. Domini S. Velasquez, the former chief economist of Chinabank, is set to join the DOF this week to head the Office of the...
China did not directly respond to allegations in a study that concluded that Chinese activities in the South China Sea have damaged at least 21,000 acres of reef in the area. Instead, China said that it just always attached "great importance to the protection of ecological environment of the Nansha...
(Front to back) BRP Gregorio del Pilar, BRP Jose Rizal, and USS Gabriel Gaffords (LCS-10) conduct tactical maneuvers in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 23, 2023 as part of the Philippines-United Staes Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA). (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) In the coming...
Chinese activities in the South China Sea have greatly contributed to the damage inflicted on the marine environment in the area, with at least 21,000 acres of reef severely affected. A study conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) discovered that...
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) The Philippines, through the National Security Council (NSC),...
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) Three FA-50 light jet fighters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and...
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's central bank on Tuesday cut a key benchmark lending rate used to price mortgages, as Beijing seeks to boost its flagging growth. Officials in China have struggled to kickstart economic growth as they battle a range of headwinds, including a prolonged...
In the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), there's no equipment on its vessels that is manufactured in China, according to its spokesperson. Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson on West Philippine Sea, said that its modern vessels were built in and delivered by other "like-minded" countries such as...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has spoken against a “tendency” to make the South China Sea dispute the Philippines has with Beijing as a result of the rivalry between the United States and China, diminishing the country’s legitimate rights and interests in the region. (Photo...
