President Aquino annouced the appointments of two special envoys to the People’s Republic of China Thursday. as a. ” Gesture of the government as both countries are embroiled in the Panatag Shoal dispute,” Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda at a regular media confernence at the Palace said. “Philippines is not confined to a single level of [...] [...more]
Today, May 11th, Filipinos in this country and millions living overseas have been called upon using mostly social media – to voice their protest over repeated and constant Chinese threats to use force vesus this former US commonwealth and one of America’s only nations, the USA built in its image. The Philippines is the only [...] [...more]
Although unrelated to the present standoff off of the coast of Luzon where PH Naval flagship PF15 Greogorio del Pilar is in a standoff with two Chinese patrol vessels. A on ground encounter in Capiz province is reported. Tapaz, Capiz – Troops under the 61 st Infantry (Hunter) Battalion figured in a firefight with the [...] [...more]
The Philippines is likely the best force multiplier the USA and Japan have in ensuring that the freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea – aka – the very far from South China – Sea. That is clear and defined the USA and Japan know it all too well. They both mapped these seas [...] [...more]
Sometimes, even the best of us get ‘kuryente’ by a gimik – on this case – a photo sent from HK to me via SMS – even led to meeting tonight; on allegations of censorship of a top philippine broadsheet. Turns out the front page of the newspaper was deliberately blotted out – to show [...] [...more]
President Benigno Aquino III said he hopes that dialogue and mutual respect could resolve the present differences between the Philippines and China. “Whenever we face divisiveness or disagreements, I call on all of us to go back to the reason as to why we are embarking on these endeavors to strengthen our partnerships in the [...] [...more]
Manila – Even as the Philippine government pleaded for the lives of three of it’s nationals facing execution in China. The PRC Ministry of Foriegn affiars announced that the Government of the Philippines and PRC Police successfuly extradited a chinese woman, Wang Wanning, a convicted human trafficer whose victims include some 2000 young women and [...] [...more]
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