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Palace to China on PH Island: ‘Get away from Kota’
The Philippines has heightened its rhetoric against China, with Malacañang calling on Chinese vessels supposedly seen near the Philippine-owned Kota (Loaita) Island to “go away.” In a news briefing on Wednesday, Palace ...
- April 11, 2019
China's fishing fleet part of Beijing's drive to become a maritime power: First word
Whenever Chinese fishing vessels land in a major fishing dispute with another country, the standard rationale of China’s foreign ministry is that its fishermen are only exercising their rights to fish in traditional fishing ...
- April 24, 2021
PH not giving up an inch of its territory to China
Malacañang on Friday said the Philippines would not give up an inch of its territory to China, clarifying that President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that he was indebted to China because of its vaccine donations does not ...
- May 1, 2021
Govt echoes China line
A Chinese vessel caused the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters, but it remains to be seen whether the “ramming” was intentional, the government said on Monday. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, who ...
- June 18, 2019
Most Pinoys want govt to regain control of WPS
About 93 percent of Filipinos want the Philippines to regain control of the West Philippine Sea (WPS or South China Sea), including the islands being occupied by China, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social ...
- July 12, 2019
Go vows strong support for agricultural incentives
Former special assistant to the President and 2019 candidate for senator of the ruling PDP-Laban Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Tuesday received a rousing welcome from residents in Glan, Sarangani, as his motorcade went ...
- May 2, 2019
Impeach Duterte, Palace dares critics
Malacañang on Thursday challenged critics of President Rodrigo Duterte to file an impeachment complaint if they believe that he committed an impeachable offense when he agreed to allow the Chinese to fish in the country’s ...
- June 28, 2019
Go pushes trainings for farmers, fishers
MONKAYO, Compostela Valley: Former special assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has pushed for agri-entrepreneurship training and mentorship for small farmers and fisherfolk to provide them with ...
- April 12, 2019
Inconsistencies
It is in this tale of fish kills and egrets that the role of political biases in engendering inconsistencies become more pointed, because it also afflicts the critics of the President. Duterte critics, for their part, lost ...
- September 22, 2020
‘60-40 sea deal with China illegal’
President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a 60-40 percent joint exploration deal with China is tantamount to treason, a lawmaker said Sunday. Rep. Gary Alejano of Magdalo party-list issued the statement in light of Duterte’s ...
- April 30, 2018