SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Over two months after the Philippines’ National Security Council promised the military’s entry into the supersonic age, all batteries of the BrahMos missile system have arrived in the Philippines, according to Indian media. Delhi-based Hindustan Times, citing sources, said the first batch of the missile system arrived on April 18 and […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Tuesday, April 23, warned against a “audio deepfake” that made it appear that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the military “to act against a particular foreign country.” “It has come to the attention of the Presidential Communications Office that there is video content posted on […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy said on Tuesday, April 23, that it expected Chinese vessels to “behave properly” during a joint sail in the West Philippine Sea in late April for Exercise Balikatan 2024. The navies of the Philippines, the US, and France, will venture into the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy said on Tuesday, April 23, that it expected Chinese vessels to “behave properly” during a joint sail in the West Philippine Sea in late April for Exercise Balikatan 2024. The navies of the Philippines, the US, and France, will venture into the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The navies of the Philippines, United States, and France will sail together in the West Philippine Sea by end-April, as part of the 2024 Exercise Balikatan. It’s just one of many firsts for what US Exercise Director Lieutenant General William Jurney described on Monday, April 22, as the “most effective, most […]
SUMMARY The Philippines has good friends and will not go it alone especially at a time of escalating tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), triggered by China’s reckless and aggressive behavior. That was the resounding message of the first-ever meeting of the heads of states of the US, Japan, and the Philippines, a milestone in the 10-month […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines expressed its gratitude to the G7 foreign ministers for rejecting China’s “baseless and expansive” claims of the West Philippine Sea. “The Philippines welcomes the G7 Foreign Ministers’ reiteration of their collective commitment to the rule of law and to the rules-based maritime order anchored on the 1982 United Nations […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – If proven true, the so-called “gentleman’s agreement” between former president Rodrigo Duterte and China is harmful to Philippine interests and the Constitution, National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año said on Saturday, April 20. “The President has been very clear: This administration is not aware of any secret or gentleman agreement and […]
SUMMARY Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is one lucky president, indeed, probably luckier than any other – so far, anyway. Gloria Arroyo had her own share of unusually good fortune, stepping up from vice-president to replace an impeached president in midterm (2001), then managing to stay on for a regular six-year term (up to 2010) – by […]
Could a secret pact with the Chinese government be the reason why the China Coast Guard now keeps pounding Philippine naval resupply boats with water cannons in the West Philippine Sea? Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines, apparently forged a “gentlemen’s agreement” with the People’s Republic of China, according to his own former spokesperson, […]