The Philippines is seriously concerned over the new China coast guard regulations, saying it is a "direct violation of international law" as it cannot be enforced in the high seas. Through a statement from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday, May 26, the Philippines reiterated its...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jefferson "Jay" Khonghun (Facebook) MASINLOC. Zambales--The national government together with the House of Representatives will do everything it can to protect fishermen from China’s threat of detention in the West...
Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (Screenshot from Facebook live) MASINLOC, Zambales--If it works for jeepney drivers then it should work for fishermen, too. This was probably the thought process of Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
Masinloc fishermen (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) MASINLOC, Zambales--Ranking solons on Friday, May 24 vowed to assist the thousands of fisherfolk here to pursue fishing activities in Bajo de Masinloc in spite of China's continued...
Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. graces the 126th Philippine Navy anniversary at the Navy's headquarters in Manila on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. did not mince words when he spoke on Friday,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) MASINLOC, Zambales--House Speaker Martin Romualdez has assured the people here, particularly the harassment-weary fishermen, that they have the full support of President...
The relief of former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command chief Alberto Carlos from his position is proof that the Philippines entered into a "new model" understanding with China, the Chinese Embassy in Manila has claimed. Carlos, who was tagged by China as the one who...
Former commander of the Western Command (Wescom) Alberto Carlos denies he knew a telephone conversation he had with a Chinese attaché known as “Col. Li” was being recorded. Carlos told senators during a public hearing conducted by the Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace,...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Assistant Majority Leader Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon called the Marcos government’s plan to file new cases against China over over its illegal activities...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Voltaire Gazmin, the defense secretary of the late former president Benigno S. Aquino III, has been invited to attend the next hearing of joint House panel inquiry of the alleged...
Former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Retired army general and former National Security Adviser (NSA) Hermogenes Esperon Jr. appeared Tuesday, May 21, before a House of Representatives committee hearing to...
Former Department of National Defense (DND) secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left), former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea Former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea denied allegations that former president Rodrigo Duterte entered into a...
