Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Saturday, May 18, that China's reported move to allow its Coast Guard to detain those who will illegally enter the waters under its jurisdiction was an "illegal act" in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)....
Amid increasing maritime tensions in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos vowed that the Philippines will “vigirously defend what is ours” while being a responsible member of a community of nations. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this during...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) Speaker Martin Romualdez said that the House of Representatives will not tolerate the possible arrest of Filipinos within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by Chinese authorities. This, as the...
Two fishermen who joined the civilian mission of Atin Ito Coalition in the West Philippine Sea install floating markers in the vicinity waters within the Philippines' exclusibe economic zone on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Atin Ito / Akbayan Party) China faced backlash from the Philippine Coast Guard...
PAG-ASA ISLAND, Palawan--Senators who flew to Pag-asa island on Thursday, May 16, personally encountered China's bullying when it comes to asserting its claim over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and were met with verbal challenges on the radio to leave their supposed territory. Senate President...
A Philippine civilian mission of volunteers and fishermen to the West Philippine Sea (Akabayan Party's Facebook page) Lawmakers from the House of Representatives commended the individuals behind a Philippine civilian mission for launching a daring...
(Pixabay) Chinese diplomats who misbehave or don't know how to follow laws in the Philippines should be sent home and replaced with "better ones". Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. and Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep....
Diplomats from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China agreed to observe self-restraint in the South China Sea as they met in Thailand for another set of talks in the face of increasing tension in the contested waterway. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said...
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...
China denied conducting reclamation activities in Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea following reports from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that it is building an artificial island there. For China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, the Philippines’ accusation “is sheer...
