The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has described China’s sanctions against Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. and his immediate family as an “unfriendly act” that could further strain relations between Manila and Beijing. In a statement issued late Thursday night, June 11,...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government said Friday that China 's imposition of sanctions, including an entry ban, against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. was "an unfriendly act" that could further strain relations, while he vowed to continue defending Manila 's...
President Marcos will not allow the Philippines to lose control of Bajo de Masinloc amid concerns over China 's deployment of floating structures in the disputed shoal, Malacañang said on Thursday, June 11. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro gave the...
NEW YORK (AP) — A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe released its first major results on Wednesday. The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in China started collecting data in August with the goal of understanding neutrinos:...
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan 's military fired rockets in China 's direction from "shoot-and-scoot" mobile launchers on Wednesday in a demonstration of how it might try to repel a Chinese attack. While the U.S.-supplied system known as HIMARS has been tested before, the latest...
The Philippine government has lodged a diplomatic protest and issued several demarches against China over the presence of a floating structure in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), a move that underscores continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea nearly a decade after Manila 's...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is closely monitoring a mysterious platform spotted inside the lagoon of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid concerns that it could become a more permanent structure in the disputed shoal. AFP Chief Gen....
The Philippines marked Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day on Tuesday, June 9, an annual observance commemorating the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries and highlighting their longstanding cultural, economic, and people-to-people ties. Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day...
Chinese imports are unlikely to displace the Philippine manufacturing base because many sectors have limited direct trade overlap with the country’s exports, according to global debt watcher Moody’s Ratings. Measured through the manufacturing vulnerability index (MVI), Moody’s found that the...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China 's Xi Jinping is traveling to North Korea for the first time in nearly seven years in a trip that offers North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a stage to showcase an increasingly assertive foreign policy anchored by closer ties with his country 's former Cold...
The Philippines and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening economic cooperation, maritime collaboration, and regional security following a meeting between their top diplomats. Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco...
Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan said increased tourism and people-to-people exchanges could help ease misunderstandings between the Philippines and China, as he disclosed ongoing discussions with Philippine officials on a proposal to extend visa-free arrangements to visitors traveling to Boracay and...
