Philippine News

If pact with China exists, PBBM says ‘I rescind that agreement now’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday insisted the Philippines had no agreement with China to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, contrary to Beijing’s claim, and said if such a deal existed, he would rescind it …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government is concerned about the country’s debt even though the country is doing better than its neighbors. The Philippines’ debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is “not ideal,” Marcos told members of the US-ASEAN Business Council who visited the Palace. “We worry about …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said all reclamation projects in Manila Bay, except for one, have been suspended. “All reclamation activities are suspended. These are under review except for one that has already been reviewed. We saw problems in the implementation,” the President said during a situation briefing in Bulacan on …

PH junks China demand to remove ship from Ayungin Shoal WPS BASTION. In these file photos, an Armed Forces supply ship approaches the BRP Sierra Madre, moored at Ayungin Shoal since 1999. The Philippines maintains a small Navy presence there—with troops eager to welcome any visitors (inset)—to guard the territory, …

THE Philippine government on Monday summoned Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian to protest the water bombing of Philippine vessels on a resupply mission to the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has “firmly asked” China to stop its vessels from …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered an extensive study of the proposed impounding system in Candaba, Pampanga as a long-term solution to the flooding problem in the province. He issued the directive during a briefing at the Provincial Capitol of the City of San Fernando after inspecting areas …

PBBM: DFA fires off note verbale to protest latest WPS mess The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned Beijing’s envoy Monday to protest the use of water cannons and dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said. “Our secretary of Foreign Affairs summoned …

The government is looking at two ways to mitigate the flooding problems along the North Luzon Expressway that caused heavy traffic during the last two typhoons to hit the country. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday approved a proposal to elevate a portion of the NLEX in Pampanga, then ordered …

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez has secured the commitment of Vietnam to provide the Philippines with a stable supply of rice at affordable prices in an affirmation of the strong friendly relations between the two countries. This developed during Romualdez’s side meeting with Vuong Dinh Hue, president of the National …

WASHINGTON said it stands with Manila amid the “dangerous actions” by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) in obstructing a Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin or Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. The Armed Forces of the Philippines described the CCG's action as “excessive and offensive.” It said that …