Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has called out China 's seemingly escalating arrogance in connection with two recent developments involving the Asian giant. "China’s recent action reaches a new level of arrogance and of spreading disinformation and propaganda in...
Former House quad-committee (quad-comm) overall chairman Robert Ace Barbers gave China a piece of his mind upon learning of the Asian giant 's recent ballistic missile test in the South Pacific. Barbers, currently House impeachment adviser and spokesperson of the prosecution panel in the trial...
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Wednesday, July 8, called on concerned parties to exercise restraint and promote transparency after China launched an unarmed ballistic missile from a submarine into the Pacific Ocean during a military exercise. In a statement,...
ANKARA (Jiji Press) -- The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea shared concern over the recent launch of a ballistic missile by a nuclear-powered Chinese navy submarine at a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, U.S. Secretary...
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to the Philippines after China test-launched an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile from a submarine into the southern Pacific Ocean. In a statement on Tuesday, July 7, US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton said the launch...
TOKYO/BEIJING (Jiji Press) -- Japan 's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Monday voiced concern over China 's missile launch toward the Pacific Ocean on Monday, July 6. "We are concerned (over the missile launch) in light of security of our nation and the region," the top Japanese...
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific, drawing protest and concerns from countries in the region. The missile was launched at 12:01 p.m. and carried a dummy warhead, according to an...
CAIRO (AP) — Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday, Bahrain 's government said, and called on Tehran to halt attacks on Gulf neighbors that test a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict. Iran said that it targeted...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country 's nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end. Putin said that the...
The Philippines asked the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), or North Korea, to “promptly cease” its reported ballistic missile launch and abide by its international obligations. A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea 's missile launch during a news program at Seoul...
​The Philippines on Monday, Nov. 4, urged North Korea to stop its continuous ballistic missile launches as such "provocative actions" undermine the economic progress and peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region. In a statement, Manila said it was seriously...
The Philippine government on Friday, May 31, reiterated its condemnation of North Korea's missile activities after its recent firing of multiple ballistic shots. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Pyongyang's action is provoking tension in the Indo-Pacific region. "The Philippines...
