The Philippines is monitoring developments with regard to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Asia amid warnings from China that its military will "not sit idly by" if the congresswoman pushes through with its rumored stopover in Taiwan, a self-governing island claimed by China as part of its...
Representatives from the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) vowed to continue working with the Philippines after observing the recently concluded elections on May 9. Representatives from the European Union (EU) Delegation and embassies of the United States of America (USA),...
China has defended the reported "intrusion" of a Chinese naval vessel in the Philippine waters, saying it was an "exercise of the right of innocent passage." Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)...
Malacañang was not surprised after China rejected anew the historic July 12, 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, saying the ruling was already part of international law. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian...
“Sana all.” This is what Vice President Leni Robredo has to say about China’s assertion of maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea, noting the “unnecessary and unfortunate” tone it used during the fifth anniversary of the Philippines’ arbitral win on July 12. (Vice President Leni...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 13 pressed Malacañang to denounce the Chinese official who described the Philippines’ victory in The Hague as a “piece of waste paper.” “Malacañang should denounce China’s statement. It is long overdue,” Hontiveros said in a statement. “It is...
