Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said Aug. 6 said China should handle the controversial trip of United States (US) Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan diplomatically by criticizing the US through the United Nations (UN) mechanisms. Attempts to solve the problem outside the UN is...
The national government and other concerned agencies should now come up with a contingency plan for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should the tension between the Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan escalates, Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo said Saturday, Aug. 6. Tulfo, who is set to...
A veteran senator reckoned on Saturday, Aug. 6 that the Philippines has to be friends with everybody – with China, United States (US), Russia, Taiwan, and other countries. ‘’Unang una kailangan maging neutral tayo (In the first place, we have to be neutral), Di natin pwedeng banggain ang...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. believes the controversial visit of United States (US) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan merely “demonstrated the intensity” of the conflict in the Asian region. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left) and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right)...
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, Aug. 6, assured President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. of Washington’s commitment to the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), which will provide foreign support to each other in the Pacific in case of external armed attack....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. underscored the importance and evolution of the relationship between the United States (US) and the Philippines amid the tensions brought about by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the Asian region, particularly to Taiwan, which China considers a...
The Philippines will remain neutral and won’t take side in the tensions flaring up between the United States and China, National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos has said. National Security Adviser Calrita Carlos (Photo by National Security Council of the Philippines) Such tensions reached...
The United States will always remember the contributions of former President Fidel V. Ramos to the US-Philippines ties, Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said as she offered sympathy over the death of Ramos. Former President Fidel V. Ramos (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Tuesday July 19 branded as ‘’baseless’’ a United States House of Representatives measure blocking aid to the Philippine National Police (PNP) because of supposed human rights violations. Padilla said he has personally witnessed how the PNP and the...
The United States House of Representatives have passed an amendment to its National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to limit the issuance of assistance to the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to alleged human rights violations. The amendment to the NDAA was introduced by Rep. Susan Wild of...
China has rejected anew the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration in favor of the Philippines, by saying it is "null and void" and "violates international law." Wang Wenbin, spokesman of China's Foreign Ministry, said in a press briefing Wednesday, July 13, that "China neither accepts nor...
The Philippines and the United States will continue their cooperation on transforming supply chains to be resilient and addressing the climate crisis as they work toward the development of clean energy. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (right)...
