Photo from Senator Joel Villanueva’s Official FB page Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday filed a resolution strongly condemning China’s unprovoked acts of aggression, continued harassment, and illegal actions in the West Philippine Sea. In Senate Resolution No. 980, Villanueva said China’s actions violate the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling …
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Marcos can rescind Xi-Rody deal
File photo. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (left) with Chinese President Xi Jinping President Marcos can rescind the so-called “gentleman’s agreement” that his predecessor entered into with China which bars the Philippines from sending repair materials to the BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal, retired Supreme Court Justice …
Read More »Village residents want Chinese presence probed
A group of homeowners at Multinational Village in Parañaque City is appealing to national security authorities to conduct a serious background inquiry into the throng of draft-age male Chinese nationals currently residing in their neighborhood. The residents echoed concerns aired by some lawmakers and defense officials on the possible presence …
Read More »New maritime council to beef up WPS defense
President: Body to confront challenges to territorial integrity President Marcos reorganized the central inter-agency body tasked to provide a strategic approach in addressing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea in a bid to strengthen maritime security and domain awareness. The President, through Executive Order No. 57, reorganized the National …
Read More »Solons nix Cha-cha survey
Lawmakers on Sunday questioned the recent Pulse Asia survey on Charter amendments, raising concerns over the use of biased and unrelated or leading questions that may have influenced the results. “Why include questions that people don’t want and are not related to the ongoing process in Congress? Is this black …
Read More »Acorda retires, Palace appoints Peralta as PNP OIC
Police Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta (Courtesy: Philippine National Police) Police Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta has been designated as the Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge as PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda ended his term this weekend. A memorandum from the Office of the President, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, issued …
Read More »Marcos signs new EO enhancing maritime security over West Philippine Sea
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (Courtesy: Presidential Communications Office) In a new six-page executive order (EO) released on Easter Sunday, President Marcos reorganized the central inter-agency body tasked to provide a strategic approach in addressing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea into the National Maritime Council. Marcos signed EO No. …
Read More »“We will not be cowed into silence,” says President Marcos after China sea clash
President Ferdinand Marcos said Thursday the Philippines will not be “cowed into silence” by Beijing after confrontations in the South China Sea that injured Filipino troops and damaged vessels. Marcos’s remarks came as China blamed the Philippines for raising tensions in the hotly contested waterway, which Beijing claims almost entirely. …
Read More »‘Filipinos do not yield’: Marcos eyes countermeasures vs. China’s violent behavior
In this file photo, Philippine Coast Guard vessels patrol the Ayungin Shoal, where the decaying BRP Sierra Madre has been stuck. The ship serves as the Philippines’ military outpost within its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. (Courtesy: Armed Forces of the Philippines via Jay Tarriela/X) President Marcos …
Read More »NSC tells Roque: Explain ‘gentleman’s agreement’ between Manila and Beijing on WPS
Photo from National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya’s FB page National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said on Wednesday the agency is not aware of any “gentleman’s agreement” that the Philippines entered with China during the Duterte administration regarding the West Philippine Sea. “We are not …
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