Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Tuesday, July 20, hailed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for successfully driving away a Chinese navy warship from the waters off El Nido, Palawan. Senator Francis Pangilinan (Senate of the Philippines) "Salute to our David to their Goliath. Our Coast Guard is...
Chinese medical experts and Philippine officials have exchanged views on their respective experiences in battling COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) even as the government in Manila expressed its appreciation of China’s assistance to the country’s response to the pandemic, including in-kind...
A Chinese navy warship was forced to leave the Marie Louise Bank in El Nido, Palawan after personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) radio challenge on July 13. This was bared by PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo on Monday, July 19, based on the report received in the PCG command center...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now in the process of confirming whether or not Chinese vessels are dumping raw sewage--particularly human waste--within the country’s territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Photo from AFP) This was bared by DENR Undersecretary...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drove away seven foreign fishing vessels believed to be manned by Chinese and Vietnamese fishermen off Marie Louise Bank in El Nido, Palawan on Wednesday, June 30. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drove away seven more foreign fishing vessels believed to be manned...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a Chinese national who allegedly yielded P680,000 worth of crystal meth or "shabu" concealed in a box of face mask during a buy bust operation in Mandaluyong City on Thursday afternoon, July 1. (PDEA photo) PDEA Special...
Over 100 additional ships were detected within the country’s maritime waters in the West Philippine Sea, a United States-based geospatial and data analyst firm reported. In a data released by US geospatial intelligence firm Simularity on Sunday, June 20, it said that the number of ships in the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday warned that Chinese seafarers, whose deployment in international vessels has shown a significant increase last year, will soon beat Filipino seafarers in numbers. Locsin sounded the alarm bell in reaction to reports that over 120,000 Chinese...
In a comprehensive assessment covering three years, the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) is cited for its constant adherence and dedication to the country’s environmental laws and regulations. Last May 31, 2021, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hailed...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to summon China’s ambassador to the Philippines once again to inquire about the presence of 100 additional Chinese vessels reportedly within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) at the West Philippine...
A businessman was arrested for allegedly selling COVID-19 vaccination slots in Manila, police reported Monday. (Photo courtesy of Manila Police District Special Mayor’s Reaction Team / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Police District Special Mayor’s Reaction Team (SMART) conducted an entrapment...
A Chinese POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operator) worker who was allegedly abducted by six suspects was rescued by the police in Parañaque City on Thursday afternoon, June 17. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said five Chinese suspects and a Filipino cohort were...
