ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to confront what Washington sees as China’s militarization of islands in the South China Sea, despite drawing condemnation from Beijing for an operation in the region over the weekend. Reuters first reported that two US […]
Nerilyn A. Tenorio Editor in Chief of the Manila Times Address: 2/F Sitio Grande Building 409 A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros Manila 1002 Philippines Dear Ms. Tenorio, Good day, I am Daniel De Jesus, a student from the UP College of Law. I have noticed a few discrepancies with Rigoberto Tiglao’s column of 28 May 2018 […]
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday urged the Duterte administration to “preserve” the country’s victory in the arbitration case against China on the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. Carpio, the top legal luminary in the arbitration case, has constantly urged the government to formally lodge a diplomatic protest against China’s “increasing militarization” […]
MANILA – The fear propagated by the government that China might instigate war against the Philippines if provoked is psychological and not based on reality, a defense analyst said Tuesday. This strategy may have been seen as effective in the first year of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, but in the 2 years since the chief […]
Two US Navy warships have sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China, two US officials say, in a move likely to anger Beijing as President Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation on North Korea. The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing’s efforts to limit freedom of navigation […]
In defending his policy of appeasing China, President Duterte likes to say that we could go to war with our giant neighbor to the north over our territorial disputes in the South China Sea, but many Filipinos would surely die and we would most likely lose the war against a far superior force. Mr. Duterte’s […]
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to confront what Washington sees as China’s militarization of islands in the South China Sea, despite drawing condemnation from Beijing for an operation in the region over the weekend. Reuters first reported that two US Navy warships sailed near South China […]
Press Release Office of Rep. Gary Alejano Magdalo Party-List May 29, 2018 ALEJANO RESPONDS TO CAYETANO’S CHALLENGE: PH lost effective control of Sandy Cay under Duterte admin Challenge accepted. Secretary Cayetano should be reminded that China seized Sandy Cay during his and Duterte’s incumbency. Since August last year, Chinese coast guard vessels and militia fishing […]
Wow! Thank you venerable Rigoberto Tiglao for grouping citizen Golez with Vice President Robredo and Acting Chief Justice Carpio. An honor!!! Except Rigoberto showed lack of rigor 😂😂😂when he displayed blissful ignorance by saying I don’t know the geography of Woody Island and the rest of the Paracels. THE STRATEGIC TRIANGLE: FYI, Woody Island has […]
THE President does not want the US and other countries, agencies and individuals to interfere with his anti-poor drug war. China, not known for human rights, doesn’t so interfere but is busy building fortifications in the disputed seas west of the Philippines. Indeed, Digong appears to be China’s “protectee” while the country has been reduced […]