The Department of National Defense (DND) on Sunday (November 3) downplayed reports in certain news outlets that a commercial vessel with Filipino crew aboard, the “Green Aura”, was repeatedly challenged...
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in China on Wednesday evening (August 28) for a three-day working visit and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Palace is confident...
The Senate seeks to investigate reports that Chinese investors are planning to develop the Fuga Island in the province of Cagayan and the islands of Grande and Chiquita in Zambales....
MANILA, Philippines – One of America’s warships has arrived in Philippine Waters in the latest show of the United States’ military might amid tensions in the West Philippine Sea and...
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is set for another visit to China in late August. According to presidential spokesperson Atty. Salvador Panelo, the Chief Executive is determined to invoke...
Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said foreign ships passing through Philippine waters, including Chinese vessels, should not turn off their trackers. Carpio has agreed with the previous statement of...
MANILA, Philippines – The Duterte administration does not recognize China’s claim of ‘legal possession’ of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. This was Panelo’s response...
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon has reiterated their plan to construct five lighthouses and add aerial vehicles in West Philippine Sea this year. “Our fisheries boats, coast guard ships and...
MANILA, Philippines – Ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, some senators have already picked out certain topics that they want the...