The National Maritime Council (NMC) has strongly supported President Marcos' recent declarations to assert and defend the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores) In a statement, the NMC stressed that the Philippines would "never...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has paused imposing tariffs on small-value packages arriving from China, apparently to give federal agencies time to sort out how to process millions of such shipments that have come through the U.S. border every day without paying taxes....
China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "3304" sails approximately 105 to 115 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales on Feb. 6, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday night, Feb. 6, that it has continued to hold the line against the illegal incursions made by...
President Marcos said the Philippines would not leave the West Philippine Sea and would continue to defend its territory despite China's aggression and the glaring difference in both countries' military capabilities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores) Marcos said this...
The Philippines and the United States have both underscored the need to restore deterrence in the South China Sea as China continues its aggressive claims in a region of global trade importance. Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (AP,...
Amid already tensed relations with China, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. asked Beijing to stop its spying activities that target Philippine officials and infrastructure. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. (left) delivers his speech at the Waitangi Day...
China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "3104" cruises in Philippine waters on Feb. 3, 2025 before heading out of the nation's exclusive economic zone. (Courtesy of PCG) The two China Coast Guard (CCG) ships monitored by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) off the coast of Pangasinan over the weekend have exited...
China Banking Corporation (Chinabank) is confident of its continued growth trajectory as it marked its return to the benchmark 30-member Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) last Feb. 3, 2025. The PSEi is the local bourse’s main index, providing a snapshot of the market's overall condition by...
Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (File photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid reports of harassment and incursion, the presence of suspected spies, cyberattacks tied to Chinese hackers, illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)...
China Coast Guard's "monster" ship, CCG-5901, operates approximately 117 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales on Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) Don't look away now. Chinese ships have been loitering the coast of Zambales for one month already. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
While the Philippines cannot take China out from the equation, it can adopt a derisking strategy to prevent them from gaining full control of the country's critical sectors, a political analyst said. Asian Center of the University of the Philippines Professor Richard Heydarian said derisking would...
China Coast Guard (CCG) ships "3104" and "3301" are detected approximately 34 nautical miles off the coast of Pangasinan on Feb. 2, 2025. (Photos: Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) detected two China Coast Guard (CCG) ships off the coast of Pangasinan yesterday as Chinese...
