House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is serious in its pledge to help strengthen the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) through modernization. This early, Speaker Martin Romualdez has asked...
China has issued a warning that the Philippines will bear the consequences for the flotilla of civilian ships that sailed over Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal in a bid to assert the country’s territorial sovereignty over it. Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China’s Foreign...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Fed up and fired up, Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman has asked China in the simplest way she can to "respect the Philippines". "Pananawagan lang naman sa China (An...
(Photo courtesy of Atin Ito/Akbayan Party) The second attempt of a civilian group to conduct a supply mission in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) beginning on Tuesday, May 14, will be challenged anew by Chinese maritime forces. "Atin Ito" Coalition will bring food and other supplies for Filipino...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Ranking solons are calling on authorities to tighten the rules and regulations pertaining to the entry...
The Philippine Coast Guard says it monitors the dumping of dead and crushed corals on the sandbars of Escoda Shoal, 75 nautical miles from the coastline of Palawan, which resembles island-building activities attributed to China. (Photo courtesy of PCG) The country's territorial row with China in...
The Philippine Coast Guard says it monitors the dumping of dead and crushed corals on the sandbars of Escoda Shoal, 75 nautical miles from the coastline of Palawan, which resembles island-building activities attributed to China. (Photo courtesy of PCG) BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV 9701), the biggest...
China told the Philippines to ensure that its diplomats in the country can still perform their duties amid a demand from various Filipino officials to recall the Chinese diplomat who allegedly wiretapped a conversation with a senior Philippine military official. It cited anew the "new model"...
Those involved in the supposed phone conversation for the “new model” agreement from the Chinese Embassy in Manila should be expelled from the country not only for violating Philippines laws but also for the brazen breach of the diplomatic protocol, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said...
Countries expressing their intentions to help the Philippines in protecting its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are key in maintaining the stability in its maritime territory. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos said this, responding to France's intention...
Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino “Inno” Dy V (left), Manila 1st district Rep. Ernesto Dionisio (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking solons are demanding for accountability on the alleged wiretapping of a conversation...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) criticized China for its move to release to the media information about an unverifiable phone call supposedly between a Philippine military official and a Chinese diplomat concerning a “new model” for deployment of vessels in the West Philippine Sea. The...
