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PH to maintain ties with China amid WPS 'installations'
The Philippine government will maintain its ties with China amid reports that Beijing had finished the construction of military installations in the dispute South China, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Roque ...
- February 6, 2018
PH tells China: Don’t seize Filipinos’ fish catch
The Philippines on Monday demanded that China stop its Coast Guard from confiscating the catch of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea, calling the practice “unacceptable.” The demand, aired by presidential ...
- June 12, 2018
PH files diplomatic protest vs China
The Philippine government has filed a diplomatic protest against China for militarizing the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Malacañang said on Thursday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the statement ...
- June 1, 2018
US reassures Phl of stability in Indo-Pacific region
The United States has again reassured the Philippines and its other allies of its commitment to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific region, including the South China Sea. Rear Admiral Marc Dalton, speaking aboard the USS ...
- June 28, 2018
No China ‘co-ownership’ of Philippines marine resources
Last week President Duterte announced that his administration was considering China’s offer to jointly explore an undisputed Philippine territory for potential energy deposits. He was referring to an area off Busuanga, ...
- March 10, 2018
Boracay ready for reopen; gov't orders casino closure
The Philippines reopens its crown jewel resort Boracay Island to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ...
- October 25, 2018
17 officials sued over Boracay woes
Seventeen officials of Aklan province are accused of allegedly neglecting their duties that led to Boracay Island’s environmental crisis. Punong Barangays Hector Casidsid of Barangay Gabay of Manoc-Manoc and Lilibeth ...
- June 28, 2018
P16.9M in livelihood projects for fisherfolks
Iloilo City needs P16.9 million for the proposed project “Enhancement of Fisherfolk Capacity and Livelihood Development for Community Resiliency” for the fisherfolk sector of the community. According to City Agriculturist ...
- August 24, 2018
Benham Rise trip: Duterte's latest comedy act
China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ...
- May 1, 2018
'Boracay to become land reform area'
Boracay Island will be a "land reform area" for farmers, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday as he clarified that there was no plan, so far, for the government to approve a casino project on the island. In a news ...
- April 10, 2018