DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Navy reported that about 55 Chinese vessels of various types were sighted in five features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on April 10. Navy spokesperson for WPS Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, in a press briefing in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, said two China Coast Guard (CCG) craft and 24 […]
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PBBM to Duterte: Turn over docs related to ‘secret deal’ with China
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday (Manila time) said he is open to sit down with former president Rodrigo Duterte and discuss the latter’s “secret deal” with China in connection with the South China Sea issue. “Baffled” by Duterte’s controversial deal with China, Marcos said he wants to ask his predecessor about the […]
PBBM says he is baffled by PRRD’s ‘secret agreement’ with China
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he is baffled by the “secret agreement” reached by his predecessor, former President Rodrigo Duterte, with China with the Chinese Embassy in Manila confirming that an agreement was reached during the Duterte administration over the Ayungin Shoal. During a media interview Friday in Washington D.C., President Marcos said he […]
Pilipinas, Australia, Japan, US naghimo og pinakaunang maritime cooperative activity sa West Philippine Sea
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO— Nagpahigayon kagahapon, Abril, 7, ang Pilipinas sa pinakaunang niining pagbansay didto sa West Philppine Sea. Kuyog sa Pilipinas ang mga nasud sa Estados Unis, Australia ug Japan ug gitawag kinig Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) sa West Philippine Sea, subay sa ilang pasalig sa pagpalig-on sa rehiyonal ug internasyonal nga kooperasyon. Lakip […]
Balikatan 2024 sa Pilipinas ug US himoun sa doul sa West Philippine Sea
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO— Dad-on ang mga sundalo sa Pilipinas ug US didto sa tumoy sa exclusive economic zone ang hiniusang pagbansay-militar sa Balikatan Excerside 2024 didto sa Exclusive Economic Zone sa Pilipinas nga doul lang sa West Philippine Sea. Ang Balikatan 2024 salmutan sa mga puersa nga salmutan sa Pilipinas ug US. Ang EEZ wala […]
Año: No ‘gentleman’s deal’ with China on WPS; PH to defend territory
MANILA – National Security Adviser Eduardo Año denied Thursday that a “gentleman’s agreement” had been struck between the Philippines and China on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) under the watch of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Año, a former chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the Duterte administration, said there is no […]
Pilipinas di kinahanglan managhid sa China aron suhiron ang lana sa WPS
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO- — Dili na kinahanglan mananghid ang Pilipinas sa China kungmodisisyon kini nga suhiron ang lana sa West Philippine Sea (WPS), mano kini ang opinion ni kanhi Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio. Sa interbyu sa ANC Digital kang Carpio niadtong Mierkules, gisaysay sa kanhi hurado nga ang ubang nasud sama sa Malaysia […]
Carpio: Duterte exceeded authority in ‘gentleman’s agreement’
MANILA – Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday said former President Rodrigo Duterte acted beyond his authority and surrendered the country’s rights if he did indeed enter into a “gentleman’s agreement’ with China not to maintain BRP Sierra Madre, the Philippine Marine outpost in Ayungin Shoal. “Duterte knew that without repairs the BRP […]
Journalists sa Pilipinas mikondena sa China human giakusahang gimaniobra sa video sa pagpanghasi
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — Gisaway sa mga manunulat sa Pilipinas ang foreign ministry of China human niini giakusahang “troublemakers” o mga samukan ug gimaniobra ang mga videos aron ipakita nga biktima ang Pilipinas sa padayong away tali sa West Philippine Sea. Kaniadtong Martes, nagpost si Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying sa X (kaniadto Twitter), og […]
Nakita sa Ambassador sa Pilipinas ang pagbabag sa China sa ilang barko paingon sa Ayungin shaol
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO—Personal nga gikuyugan ni Philippine Special Envoy to China Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin, Jr. ang nga personahe sa BRP Cabra aron ihatud ang suplay alang sa BRP Sierra Madre niadtong Mierkules didto sa Ayungan Shaol. Nakita ni Locsin ug nagkuhaan usab og hulagway ni Locsin ang mga barko sa China nga mibabag sa barko […]
PH remains neutral despite heightened geo-political tension-Duterte
DAVAO CITY –— President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he is in a tight balancing act insisting, however, that his government will remain neutral and his allegiance will be for the Filipino people in the midst of the tense geo-political environment in the Asia-Pacific region. Speaking during the inspection of newly delivered air assets to the […]
Philippines files democratic protest against China
DAVAO CITY — The department of Foreign Affairs on Friday filed a democratic protest against China after the Chinese Coast Guard confiscated the fish aggregating devices (payaos) of Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc last May. The DFA in a statement stressed, “The Philippines also resolutely objected to China’s continuing illicit issuances of radio challenges […]
PH does not recognize China’s claim on disputed territory – Palace
DAVAO CITY (July 26) —Malacañang on Thursday, July 25, reiterated its position that the Philippines has claims to the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Presidential Spokesperson Salvador S. Panelo said in a press briefing that while the Philippines taken this matter in a diplomatic manner, the government does […]