Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, General Romeo Brawner Jr. holds a press conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on June 4, 2024 to give updates on the confrontation between AFP and Chinese personnel during a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal last month. (Photo by Martin A....
China has accused the Philippines of bringing in outside forces in the region "to form blocs and flex muscles" in the South China Sea amid the current maritime situation between the two countries. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the Philippines "repeatedly acted in bad faith" by...
Senators on Monday, June 3 slammed the “wanton disregard” that the China Coast Guard (CCG) exhibited against Filipino soldiers calling them “despicable and callous.” “China's continued wanton disregard for valuable food resources is now on full display. Hindi lang pala likas yaman...
(File photo) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has condemned the China Coast Guard's (CCG) latest alleged harassment of Philippine assets in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), which include intercepting food and supplies...
Geopolitical analysts believed President Marcos was able to raise awareness on the issues confronting the South China Sea, and the maritime challenges faced by the Philippines during his historic address at the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Rep. Lee's Facebook page) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee says the government should provide assistance to Filipino fisherfolk affected by China's unilateral four-month fishing ban in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. attends the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore on June 1, 2024.. (Photo courtesy of DND) The Philippines is not the one to blame for the rising tension in the West...
(Unsplash) Galvanized by President Marcos' speech at the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated the House of Representatives' unwavering...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office, MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez said that President Marcos' keynote address at the 21st International Institute for Strategic...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) President Marcos' "compelling and rational' keynote address at the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)-Shangri-La Dialogue in...
President Marcos rejected the claim of a participant in the Shangri-La Dialogue that the Philippines' actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) ruined peace in the region, saying the Philippines has always remained committed to genuine peace and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)...
"An act of war." This was how President Marcos described what the "willful" killing of a Filipino in the West Philippine Sea would mean to the Philippines, saying the country would respond accordingly if such an act happened. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos...