Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Wednesday acknowledged that the competition between the two giants—the US and China—is affecting not only the Philippines but other countries in the region. But he added "competition is much better than conflict." In an...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China, and his planned state visit to the United States of America in mid-2023 clearly signal how crucial it is to find mutual interests and common ground, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda noted. The Philippine President...
With its vessels swarming the West Philippine Sea and its coast guard forcibly taking rocket debris from the Philippine Navy, China has made an accusation that it is the United States that is attempting to “stir up” troubles between China and the Philippines. The Chinese Embassy in Manila on...
Prospective overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would definitely prefer Guam as a destination country once they learn what Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has to say about working in the United States (US) territory. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo Salo, chairman of the House Committee on Overseas...
The Philippines would not pick sides between "superpower" countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. emphasized this when asked during a press conference with international media in Brussels, Belgium if the...
Why hasn't the Department of Justice (DOJ) lifted a finger on the case of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy? DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla (left) and Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas posed this question during a virtual press conference of the militant...
The Makabayan bloc is prodding the House of Representatives to probe the alleged cases of Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name (KOJC) church founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy as reported by United States (US) authorities. Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (Facebook) Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene...
Top officials of the Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) have established deeper relations with their counterparts from Japan and the United States in a “historic” summit that sought to address various security issues in the Indo-Pacific region. Heads of land forces from...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, a solon who works closely with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), says thousands of skilled construction workers are currently needed in Guam. And the best part is, this United States (US) territory just happens to prefer to hire Filipino workers. (Shivendu Shukla/...
The country's Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States (US) is continuously under negotiation and evolution to see what would be the best for the Philippines' defense. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gave this...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, November 27 expressed his support to the Marcos administration’s move to conduct a review of the Philippine’s Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States saying it is high-time to make it attuned to the needs of the present time. “Matagal na iong Mutual...
After months of speaking engagements in the United States and Europe, former vice president Leni Robredo returned to the Philippines over the weekend. Former vice president Leni Robredo speaks before alumni of the UP College of Law during their homecoming event on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (Leni...
