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We're awaiting the pronouncement of the Department of Foreign Affairs if they have received any official document on this. Nonetheless, we have taken note of this matter. While we respect China's right to safeguard its territorial interests, we also emphasize the importance of adhering to international norms and agreements.
MANILA, Philippines — China has granted its Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) the authority to detain foreigners it suspects of "trespassing" its borders — including disputed areas in the South China Sea that it claims to be its territorial waters — for up to 60 days without trial.
MANILA, Philippines — Kinastigo ng grupong Karapatan si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. matapos itangging iniuugnay ng gobyerno ang kung sinu-sinong personalidad sa armadong rebelyon ng mga komunista.
(UPDATE) CHINA Coast Guard vessels on Wednesday began shadowing a convoy of Philippine civilian boats on their way to a disputed South China Sea shoal, a convoy spokesman said.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday rejected calls to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying the task force has done a good job cutting down «internal security threats.»
PAG-ASA ISLAND, Palawan — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro believes that the residents here, numbering less than 200, are safe from Chinese invasion since «no right thinking nation will attack civilians.»
MANILA, Philippines — Rights group Karapatan has warned of a possible whitewash in the investigation of strip searches on female visitors of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has granted the petition of former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno seeking to nullify the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)’s assessment of her supposed tax liabilities from 2011 to 2016 amounting to P8.8 million.