Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile said the Philippines' maritime issues with China remain unsolved as former president Rodrigo Duterte failed to secure the Philippines' national interest in the West Philippine Sea despite the latter's close ties with China. Former president Rodrigo...
A People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) helicopter flies over Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales on Feb. 18, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) condemned Wednesday, Feb. 19, the reported harassment of a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane by a...
Senate deputy minority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, February 19, slammed China’s Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) for applying its bullying tactics even on the country’s own airspace. “Hindi na nakuntento ang Tsina sa pambubully sa karagatan, pati sa himpapawid...
The brewing tariff war between the world’s biggest economies is expected to hurt Philippine exports to the United States (US), China, and Southeast Asia, according to a new academic research. The study titled “Navigating turbulent waters: The Philippines’ global value chains experience amid...
China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel "5303" is spotted at approximately 95 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales on Feb. 15, 2025. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) applauded BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) and her crew for challenging the “illegal presence” of a new...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met for the first time on Friday, Feb. 14, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where they discussed the South China Sea issue and the two countries’ economic cooperation....
The Philippines has expressed concern over the alleged unsafe maneuvers and releasing of flares by a Chinese aircraft against an Australian Air Force aircraft while flying over South China Sea. In a statement on Friday, Feb. 14, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reminded China to avoid...
The Typhon mid-range capability (MRC) arrives in Northern Luzon on April 7, 2024 for the Salaknib Exercise between the Philippine Army and United States Army Pacific. (Photo: USARPAC) The Philippine government called out China anew for its continued criticisms of the Typhon mid-range capability...
China gave no categorical commitment on whether it will accept or reject President Marcos’ deal of removing the United States’ Typhon missile system from the country if Beijing will stop its coercive actions in the contested South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (Courtesy of PCG livestream via MANILA BULLETIN) A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship seized the opportunity to move closer to Luzon landmass after a Chinese research vessel transited Palawan over the weekend, the...
The Philippine Navy (PN) monitors Chinese research vessel "Lan Hai 101" which was first detected navigating within the eastern waters of Palawan last Feb. 9, 2025 and last spotted at 17 nautical miles west, northwest of Cabra Island in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro on Feb. 11. (Photo: PN) The...
President Marcos revealed that China did not have any specific response to his deal that he would send the United States' (US) Typhon missiles if China stopped claiming disputed portions of the West Philippine Sea and stopped harassing Filipinos there. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
