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DFA chief: Nix deals with China companies tied to WPS buildup
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday said he would recommend the termination of government contracts with Chinese companies involved in China’s artificial island building on maritime features in the West Philippine ...
- August 29, 2020
Du30: Intrusive foreign ships face 'unfriendly' PH response
President Duterte has warned of "unfriendly" treatment for foreign vessels traveling in Philippine territorial waters without permission, in a rare swipe at China's use of warships in the country's southern waters without ...
- August 21, 2019
Duterte recalls China warning if PH explores sea for oil
After disclosing his “mutual agreement” with China’s President Xi Jinping that would allow the Chinese to fish within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), President Duterte reminded Filipinos that Xi had also ...
- June 29, 2019
Du30 to China: We're pals but don't touch Pag-asa
President Duterte has told China not to “touch” Pag-asa Island, the largest in the Kalayaan Island Group occupied by Filipinos, otherwise he would send Philippine troops on a “suicide mission” in response. The President, ...
- April 6, 2019
Boracay tourists, businesses defying party ban warned
Tourists who insist on partying and drinking on the beach in Boracay despite the ban on such activities will be dealt with under the law. Malacañang issued this warning following reports that some tourists and business ...
- November 6, 2018
SWS survey on Boracay ‘vindicates’ Malacañang decision
Malacañang said it felt vindicated in its decision to close Boracay to tourists for a six-month rehabilitation following a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing that a majority of Filipinos supported the move. “The ...
- July 3, 2018
Duterte: China has promised to protect PH
China has assured the Philippines that it will come to its aid in the event of external threats, according to President Duterte. "China said, 'We will protect you. We will not allow the Philippines to be destroyed. We are ...
- May 7, 2018
Gov’t starts dismantling fish pens in Laguna de Bay
After issuing a final warning to all fish pen operators last month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) began dismantling fish pens and fish cages in Laguna de Bay on Thursday. In his first address ...
- January 27, 2017
South China Sea feuds on agenda of Asean summit
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea were expected to be discussed during the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and related summits in Singapore next week, which President Duterte would ...
- November 10, 2018
'It's time': Duterte to raise sea row ruling on China trip
President Duterte will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing later this month to discuss a 2016 ruling by the UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration that nullified China’s claim to nearly the entire South China ...
- August 7, 2019