China released images of a new, unmanned, stealth-fighter-style jet, and they present a shocking look into how close Beijing has come to unseating the US as the dominant military air power. An expert who examined the pictures said the drone, called the “Dark Sword,” could give China a big advantage in a fight with the […]
Four out of 5 Filipinos think it’s wrong that the government is “leaving China alone with its infrastructures and military presence” in its own territories, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed on Saturday. The SWS asked the respondents’ opinion on “what’s right and not right for the government to do to resolve the West […]
One of the banners was hung along Quezon Avenue in Quezon City. Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered intelligence operatives to identify the individual or group behind the controversial red banners spotted in pedestrian overpasses with the message “Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China.” ‘Philippines, Province of […]
Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Carpio, one of the leading figures in the Philippines’ arbitration victory against China, said Thursday that the ruling may be enforced without China’s participation. In a forum marking the second anniversary of the landmark The Hague ruling, Carpio cited ways how it can be done: “First, the Philippines and Vietnam […]
The video shows China’s effective control and occupation of Scarborough Shoal, says Filipino maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal MANILA, Philippines – The China Coast Guard has been habitually taking the catch of Filipino fishermen in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales province, videos show. GMA News obtained a mobile phone video of men […]
Since the Duterte administration has chosen to set aside the enforcement of the Award, the task of keeping alive the Award within our country has fallen on people like you and me Remarks delivered during the Kasarinlan Foreign Policy Forum of Senator Risa Hontiveros on July 9, 2018 in Manila. The Award issued by the […]
MANILA – Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday said the Philippines can enforce its arbitration victory against China without the latter’s participation by entering into sea boundary agreements with other Southeast Asian nations. “The Philippines and Vietnam can enter into a sea boundary agreement of their overlapping extended continental shelves beyond the Spratlys,” Carpio […]
Some 73 percent of Filipinos believe the Duterte administration should exercise sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea, the latest Pulse Asia survey shows. This was down from 84 percent in December 2016, two years after a United Nations tribunal ruled in the Philippines’ favor by finding China’s claims over the West Philippine Sea to be […]
Amid growing concerns over the territorial disputes in the South China Sea, it’s a fine time for the top brass of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to go back to the drawing board and rethink their mindset in dealing with the country’s security problems. “It’s about time to reset the thinking of the leadership […]
The release of a new defense strategy paper by New Zealand, marking a shift towards greater coordination with the US and Australia on security issues, prompted a stern response from Beijing on Monday. While Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern have made efforts to steer clear of criticizing China by name when […]