(AFP) The House of Representatives on Monday, Sep. 9 ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes (ASLs) bill, bringing it one step closer to its enactment by President Marcos.Pangasinan 3rd district...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Thursday, Sept. 5, that the proposed Archipelagic Sea Lanes Law would strengthen the Philippines' territorial integrity and national security.(Photo from the Office of Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino)He mentioned this after it was approved by...
The Senate is seeking the simultaneous signing of the Philippine Maritime Zones Bill and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Bill. Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said senators have agreed to work for the concurrent passage of these measures so that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can sign...
FA-50 light fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force fly with a B-52H bomber aircraft of the United States Pacific Air Force for its first ever combined air patrol over the West Philippine Sea on February 19, 2024. (Photo by PAF)As China takes its aggression in the contested features in the West...
Voting 22-0, the Senate passed on third and final reading on Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Bill (Senate Bill No. 2665), a landmark measure that aims to strengthen the country's territorial integrity and national security.Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino (Photo from the...