Tañada urges admin bets to join debate

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:45:46 +0000

Former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada on Monday urged administration-backed candidates to join the debate instead of allowing President Rodrigo Duterte to speak for them.

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Alejano: I talk with basis and actions unlike Duterte

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:29:51 +0000

Alejano: I talk with basis and actions unlike Duterte

Senatorial candidate Gary Alejano has clapped back on President Duterte, who has unleashed scathing remarks against opposition senatoral bets.

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AFP unit in charge of West Philippine Sea gets new commander

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 06:34:32 +0000

AFP unit in charge of West Philippine Sea gets new commander

The unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) which is directly in charge of securing the country’s claims in the West Philippine Sea.

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China still harassing Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal – US Navy official

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:06:44 +0000

China still harassing Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal - US Navy official

MANILA, Philippines – China continues to intimidate Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), a US Navy official said.

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Gatchalian wants ‘greater accountability’ on electric co-ops

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 04:46:46 +0000

Senator Win Gatchalian has called on Congress to “impose greater accountability” on underperforming electric cooperatives (ECs).

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Duterte lauds Philippines-China ties in Chinese New Year message

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:42:18 +0000

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, President Rodrigo Duterte highlighted the friendship and cooperation between the Philippines and China.

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Palace: ‘Be thankful’ if China built maritime rescue center in West Philippine Sea

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:01:43 +0000

Palace: 'Be thankful' if China built maritime rescue center in West Philippine Sea

The Philippines should be “thankful” to China if it indeed built a maritime rescue center on the Philippine-claimed Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said Thursday.

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‘Chinese fishing vessels in WPS are military-controlled’

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 06:31:31 +0000

Chinese fishing vessels in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) are controlled by the military, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Friday.

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China to takeover Hanjin Philippines? It doesn’t make sense, says Carpio

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:48:42 +0000

Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday warned about the security implications of a possible Chinese takeover of Hanjin in Subic.

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Carpio: China still after Philippines’ exclusive economic zone

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 08:22:39 +0000

Carpio: China still after Philippines' exclusive economic zone

“China is still after our exclusive economic zone.”Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio issued this warning on Thursday, noting that China’s seemingly slow march towards the contested areas of West Philippine Sea is “just temporary.”

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