Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent President Duterte a congratulatory message on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of the Philippines and the 123rd anniversary of Philippine Independence....
On June 9, 1975, President Ferdinand Marcos, accompanied by his family members and Cabinet officials, together with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, signed the Joint Communique establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries. The historic signing was held at the hospital where the seriously ill...
Community pantry at Chinese General Hospital In the spirit of goodwill and the bayanihan drive, the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) rolled out its very own employees’ pantry earlier this month. A joint project together with the CGH Employees Association-UFSW, the pantry is...
All coronavirus vaccine brands are effective and Western brands are not more superior to Chinese-made ones, President Duterte said Monday, May 31, as he approved the use of American-made Pfizer and Moderna for seafarers. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) During his taped briefing,...
The Philippines has called for a "united front" to address challenges to the peace and stability in the region amid its protest against the continued stay of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea. TIGHT WATCH – Crew members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra monitor the...
The Philippine government has protested the "prolonged presence" and "illegal activities" of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa Island and demanded their immediate pullout from the area. (DFA) The Department of Foreign Affairs, in filing the latest diplomatic protest, asserted that the country has...
Fisherfolk in Zambales have been losing about 70 percent of their income per fishing trip since last year as their traditional fishing grounds have narrowed amid the continued presence of Chinese vessels in the area, a militant fishers’ group said Thursday, May 27. (USAID PH FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano assured that there will be no VIP treatment or any form of undue preference to be given to Chinese nationals in the city's COVID-19 vaccination program. (Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano / MANILA BULLETIN) Rubiano gave the assurance after a social media post...
Malacañang has no information about the reported lingering presence of Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea based on data obtained by a United States-based technology firm. The Chinese vessels spotted by local authorities at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task...
You know you want dim sum this big Shiok Shack PH's hakaw and dim sum The onslaught of pandemic has paved a way for the rise of at-home food entrepreneurs. Filipinos bravely took on the role of the captain and became bosses of their own enterprise with dishes straight from their recipe archives,...
After withdrawing from the Julian Felipe Reef when the Philippine government filed diplomatic protests, some of the Chinese vessels believed to be manned by Chinese militias still remain in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a United States-based...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 23, maintained that she has never been against China’s CoronaVac, developed by Sinovac Biotech, contrary to claims by Presidential spokesman Harry Roque. VP Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Last Friday, Roque said that the vice president...
