House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday, April 28, asked government to deploy the Philippine Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea to escort Filipino fishermen. Zarate aired the appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte as he strongly condemned China for...
The government is having doubts on whether the Philippines could count on the United States in case of a full-blown conflict in the West Philippine Sea. Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea)...
Local share prices rose Wednesday, (April 28) on bargain hunting and window-dressing. The (Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) jumped 112.67 points, or 1.77 percent, to close at 6,469.14 as the Holding Firms and Property counters led gains across the board. (Photo credit:...
Enough is enough. Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday said China’s continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea and its relentless claim the maritime territory is part of their sovereignty should stop. BInay made the remark following China’s statement the Philippines should “respect”...
If anyone is complicating issues in the West Philippines Sea, it is China, who should stop its aggression. Senators made the assertion Wednesday, April 28, after China demanded the Philippines to "respect" its sovereignty, and stop maritime exercises and activities that are "complicating the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday directed his department to file a diplomatic protest against China following the continued presence of Chinese vessels in Julian Felipe Reef, a feature that is way within the Philippines exclusive economic zone (EEZ). DFA Secretary Teodoro...
Nearly two months since their first sighting at the Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, several Chinese ships still remained at the Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), and Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Reef) amid sustained sovereignty patrols by the national...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) identified on Tuesday night, April 27, three of the four victims aboard a military chopper that crash landed into the sea in Getafe, Bohol while on a maintenance flight. PAF spokesperson Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano said the lone fatality was Capt. Aurelius Olano,...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday rejected China’s proposition for the Philippines to respect Beijing’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, saying it should pull out all its military and civilian vessels in the area because it is not part of their exclusive economic zone...
China should be the one respecting the Philippine’s rights and sovereignty in its maritime territories in the West Philippine Sea and not the other way around, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Wednesday, April 28. “Let us make it clear: Beijing has been the one disrespecting the Philippines’...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) are raising a combined P40 billion from the issuance of fixed-rate bonds shelf-registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, SMC said it has filed with the SEC a...
The PBA will allow teams to hold training bubbles as long as they are held in areas under Modified General Community Quarantine. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said teams must secure the approval from concerned agencies like the Inter-Agency Task Force and the Joint Administrative Order, and also...
