Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, August 8 has urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will uphold the country’s sovereign rights on the West Philippine Sea with the help of the global community. Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go (Photo courtesy of O/S Bong Go)...
China is standing by its claim over the West Philippine Sea and has even made various demands, including telling the Philippines to remove its military vessel from its waters and demanding the US to stop using the South China Sea issue to sow discord among countries in the region, in clear...
Senator Raffy T. Tulfo is angry about a government program sending high-ranking officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in China to study and train at its military academy with the Chinese government paying all expenses. This program was divulged by Senator Francis...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, August 7, it is not yet time for the Philippines to say if the recent water cannon attack perpetrated by China against Philippine personnel already warrants the invocation of Washington's Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with Manila. "I think it's a...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left,) Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the right call in consulting first the country's military leaders on the supposed illegal use of water cannons by China Coast...
Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on Monday, August 7, said the “provocative, illegal and dangerous”maneuvers by a Chinese Guard vessel on a smaller Philippine Coast Guard vessel last week in the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the latest manifestation of China’s “might vs....
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is hoping that the proposed maritime patrols between the Philippines and the United States (US) would come to fruition sooner than later. “Our NSC...
As unrest over the Philippine-China territorial claims over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) continues, Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino cited salient provisions on bills seeking to update the 1935 National Defense Act and revitalize the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP). Sen. Francis Tolentino...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez says he will file a resolution condemning the China Coast Guard's latest "harassment and bullying tactic” in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)....
Senate deputy minority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, August 7 said the government should ban the Chinese Communications Construction Co. (CCCC), and its subsidiaries, from operating in the Philippines. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB Photo) Hontiveros made the call...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday, August 7 has called on lawmakers to review the current provisions in the procurement law to help the country’s armed forces develop a credible defense posturing necessary to defend the country from external aggressions, particulary in the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he would continue asserting the Philippines' territorial rights in the West Philippine Sea while abiding by international laws following the recent encounter between the Philippine and Chinese coast guards near Ayungin Shoal over the weekend. ...
