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MANILA, Philippines — To meet the country’s growing demand for water and power, the government is eyeing to build 20 medium and three to five large dams by 2028, the end of President Marcos’ term, according to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) head Eduardo Guillen.
MANILA, Philippines — Journalists’ groups strongly on Wednesday condemned Beijing’s accusation that journalists embedded on resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea manipulate their footage to depict Manila as a victim in sea confrontations.
MANILA, Philippines — The lawmaker brother of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday took a swipe at critics who have called her out for her silence on the increased Chinese hostilities in the West Philippine Sea, arguing that the vice president should not condemn the recent assaults on Filipino vessels to avoid provoking China.
MANILA, Philippines — An overwhelming majority of Filipinos oppose changing the 1987 Constitution at this time, according to a new Pulse Asia Survey, with results showing Filipinos in all regions and all socio-economic classes did not support the lifting of foreign ownership restrictions in key industries.
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the latest aggression of the China Coast Guard (CCG) against our Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), who were on a resupply mission in the Ayungin Shoal. This latest incident, as well as all other aggressions of China towards our countrymen, is totally inhumane, illegal, and barbaric. We will file and sponsor a resolution calling on the Department of Foreign Affairs to take all necessary actions to stop these incidents, and update the Senate on the actions taken relative to the recommendations of the Senate in our Adopted Resolution No. 79, considering the non-stop harassment of the CCG on the PCG and the Philippine Navy, and even Filipino researchers in the area.
As the country commemorates March 29, 1994 as the day the Philippines was first connected to the internet, Senator Win Gatchalian said that internet access in the country remains inadequate, potentially hampering economic development if left unaddressed.
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has appealed to fellow members of the International Parliamentarian Union (IPU) to be "facilitators of peace" amidst all wars and conflict now happening in different parts of the world, even in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
For her initiatives in eliminating poverty and maintaining a healthy environment, Senator Cynthia A. Villar was given the distinguished Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association of the Philippines in a ceremony held at Manila Hotel on Tuesday.