MARCOS AT FOCAP. President Marcos grins as he answers questions from members of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) after addressing them on the occasion of the group’s 50th anniversary on Monday. PCO Photo Balikatan exercises may be expanded to include Japan President Marcos said Monday the United …
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China’s conditions hinder joint oil exploration in South China Sea
President Marcos said China’s continued push for its laws to govern the South China Sea hinders the possibility of a joint oil exploration between Manila and Beijing in the region. “We always come up against the same argument between China and the Philippines because when we say that we would …
Read More »PH-US-Japan bloc to ‘change dynamic’ in region – Marcos
BACK FROM SUMMIT. President Marcos walks beside Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Pablo Rustria Jr. (right) as he arrives at Villamor Air Base on Sunday morning from his successful trilateral summit with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Washington DC. PPA Photo PBBM banking on …
Read More »Biden sourcing $128m for EDCA projects in PH
GUN DEMO. In this photo from the US Navy’s 7th Fleet, sailors participate in a gun demonstration aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins while operating in the Philippine Sea over the weekend. USN Photo via X/Twitter US President Joe Biden is sourcing $128 million (P7.24 billion) to execute …
Read More »Ex-Ombudsman not qualified to sit on GSIS board – Veloso
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has issued a legal finding that one of its board members, former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, is not qualified to be a trustee as she was not a member of the government insurer at the time of her appointment in April last year. In his …
Read More »DMW confirms four Filipinos on board vessel seized by Iran in Persian Gulf
This image grab taken from a UGC video posted on social media on April 13, 2023, shows Iran’s Revolutionary Guards rappelling down onto a container ship named, MSC Aries, near the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by AFP; Source: Anonymous) (Eagle News)–The Department of Migrant Workers has confirmed there were four …
Read More »PBBM to Duterte: Send ‘secret deal’ papers
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with former President Rodrigo Duterte. Says Duterte admin should be accountable for deal with China President Marcos on Saturday told his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, to turn over all documents related to the latter’s “secret deal” with China on Ayungin Shoal. Both Duterte and the Chinese embassy …
Read More »Rody can be charged with graft — Carpio
Former President Rodrigo Duterte can be charged with graft for entering into a “gentleman’s agreement” with China that barred the Philippines from sending repair materials for BRP Sierra Madre, retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio said. “Duterte agreed not to bring construction materials but we have exclusive rights to …
Read More »PH can’t be complacent — PBBM
President Marcos, with Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and Philippine Ambassador to the US Babe Romualdez, meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (2nd, right photo) at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2024. AFP The country cannot afford to be complacent despite its …
Read More »Marcos sees sustained peace, stability in South China Sea with PH-US-Japan alliance
PHOTO: BBM’s Facebook Page President Marcos expressed optimism on Saturday (Manila time) that the Philippines’ trilateral alliance with the United States and Japan would usher in sustained peace and stability in the South China Sea. During his meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III at the Pentagon in Washington …
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