The Philippines has filed yet another diplomatic protest against China after its vessel rammed into and fired water cannon at the Philippine vessels within the country’s waters in a move widely condemned by several other nations. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Nov. 25, said she will not back down against President Marcos and his allies whom she called out for what she described as “political harassment” against her and “terrorized” officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Vice President...
The Philippines on Friday, Oct. 4, denounced Chinese law enforcers’ reported beating of Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, saying the safety of those at sea must be ensured amid disputes. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Vietnam protested to China its law enforcers’ action in the waters off...
Australia and Japan have committed to supporting the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) as they jointly expressed concern about China's coercive activities against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, which they said are now happening "with high frequency." Defense and foreign...
After a series of hearings on the sexual harassment case involving actor Sandro Muhlach, Senator Robinhood Padilla seeks to update legislation on incidents such as this, filing three bills on the issue. Sen. Robinhood Padilla files three bills following the holding of several hearings of the...
A definite action from the Philippine government may be coming up soon in response to China's continued harassment against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said that the Philippines is now "contemplating" what it could do regarding China's...
The month of August has witnessed one of the most, if not the most, number of times that China made aggressive action against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea. Beijing even ended the month by ramming on Saturday, Aug. 31, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship, BRP Teresa Magbanua,...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday, Aug. 29, hit Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya over his supposedly “irresponsible remark” when he came in defense of the Philippines against Beijing’s harassment in the West Philippine Sea. The embassy said it protested Endo's...
Despite video clips showing Chinese ships running after a Philippine vessel, China said it was the Philippines that rammed into its ship. "On August 25, an official vessel of Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources [BFAR]... intruded into the adjacent waters of...
Several members of the international community are siding with the Philippines after two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels were damaged following a collision with a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in Escoda Shoal on Monday, Aug. 19. The ambassadors of the United States, Australia, Japan,...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, Aug. 17 said that Filipinos must not get lost in the “political harassment” and “political attacks” currently being leveled at the Duterte family and advised them to focus on the bigger problems the nation faces. Former president Rodrigo...
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’...
