A diplomatic source from the Chinese embassy in Manila on Tuesday, May 7, disclosed what was supposedly contained under the “new model” that the Philippine government allegedly entered into with China on the resupply of the BRP Sierra Madre in the West Philippine Sea. While various...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday, May 5, denied the existence of a “new model,” which is claimed by the Chinese Embassy in Manila, to manage disputes in the Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. The China Coast Guard (CCG) is caught in a video shadowing the Philippine vessels in...
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has barred the Department of National Defense (DND) from making any contact with the Chinese Embassy in Manila over what he described as devious machination to manipulate and the discussion on the West Philippine Sea. “I reiterate that I have disallowed any...
China claimed that the Philippines had to limit the area where Filipino fishermen could fish and where Filipino troops could fly over and navigate in the Scarborough Shoal. That's what the Philippines supposedly entered into with China seven years ago to manage differences over the South China Sea,...
China’s embassy in Manila on Thursday, May 2, shrugged off several countries’ expression of concern over the Chinese aggression on the Philippine vessels by saying they do not represent the international community and are just only taking side. The embassy also blamed President Marcos’...
The Philippine government on Thursday, May 2, summoned one of China’s top diplomats in Manila to explain the latest harassment incident in the country’s waters. The latest diplomatic action came after the China Coast Guard (CCG) fired a water cannon at Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of...
The Pentagon asserted that China’s latest action against two Philippine vessels endangered not only the lives but also of livelihood of Filipinos, even as the international community backed the Philippines in the latest sea incident. Meanwhile, China justified the its Coast Guard’s...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Assistant Minority Leader 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez has taken exception to the supposed meddling of the Chinese government in Philippine politics, even as...
Several diplomats on Tuesday, April 30, assured the Philippines of their support after yet another harassment incident initiated by naval assets of China in the West Philippine Sea. United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said Manila “can count” on Washington’s support as...
The Filipino Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (FCGCC) said that the public should avoid discrimination on the recent issue of the alleged influx of Chinese students in the town of Tuguegarao, Cagayan. In a statement, the organization said there must be a proper venue for the issue among the...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has brushed off the claims of "Sinophobia" and racism in the proposed House probe on the influx of...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, April 25 urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to provide evidence amid allegations that some of the Chinese students in the Cagayan Region are acting as spies. Escudero said it would be unfair if the accusations against these Chinese nationals...
