West Philippine Sea deal with China denied by Duterte

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 04/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte finally broke his silence over the deal he supposedly forged with China regarding the West Philippine Sea, and he denied making the deal. Duterte said nobody – not even the…

Marcos ‘horrified’ by ‘agreement’ between China, PH on WPS

Luisa Cabato 04/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he is “horrified” by the idea of the so-called secret agreement between China and the Philippines regarding the country’s territory. According to Marcos, his administration also has no…

Pimentel: Duterte-Xi ‘gentleman’s agreement’ unconstitutional

Marlon Ramos 04/06/2024

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said that the supposed “gentleman’s agreement” between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding the West Philippine Sea issue is unconstitutional and should not hold any weight for…

Cebuano triathlete to test mettle in Asian Sprint C’Ships in China

Glendale G. Rosal 04/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of Cebu’s top triathletes, Matthew Justine Hermosa, along with three fellow Filipinos flew to Dexing, China to represent the Philippines in the 2024 Asia Triathlon Sprint Championships this weekend.  Hermosa of Talisay…

Philippines boosts maritime security as China tension rises

04/01/2024

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered his government to strengthen its coordination on maritime security to confront “a range of serious challenges” to territorial integrity and peace, as a dispute with China escalates. The…

Carpio: Duterte surrenders PH’s Ayungin rights in China agreement

Tetch Torres-Tupas 03/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines – Former President Rodrigo Duterte gave up the Philippines’ ownership of Ayungin Shoal under the guise of a “gentlemen’s agreement” with China, former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio has revealed. The “gentlemen’s agreement” governs Manila’s…

Xiaomi takes aim at Tesla in Chinese auto market with $29,870 electric car

03/29/2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched a sporty electric car on Thursday with styling cues drawn from Porsche and priced below Tesla’s Model 3, highlighting the stiff competition from new entrants in an already crowded…

Marcos warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea

03/29/2024

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying…

China: PH is ‘straying down a dangerous path’

Jean Mangaluz 03/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — China continued to blame the Philippines and its ally, the United States, for the continued tensions in the disputed West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Thursday, Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Wu…

Akbayan to Sara: You don’t have to be president to speak vs China

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - @inquirerdotnet 03/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Party-list group Akbayan said on Thursday that Vice President Sara Duterte does not have to be a president of the country for her to call out China’s intrusive actions over the West Philippine Sea…

PH media slam Chinese foreign ministry’s claims of manipulating WPS reports 

Donna Pazzibugan 03/28/2024

Philippine media groups criticized the Chinese foreign ministry for suggesting that recent reports on Chinese harassment of Filipino vessels in the West Philippine Sea involved video manipulation and sensationalism to portray the Philippines as a victim. The…

PH, US defense chiefs hold talks after China’s recent aggression

Charie Abarca 03/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The defense leaders of the Philippines and the United States had a phone call after China’s recent aggression at Ayungin Shoal. The US Department of Defense stated that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin…

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