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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines under former president Rodrigo Duterte had a “gentleman’s agreement” with China to keep the status quo in the West Philippine Sea, a former Cabinet official said yesterday, as fresh tensions surround the WPS due to recent incursions by Beijing that targeted a Filipino resupply mission and a research team.
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 — 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.
I am enraged at how China's water cannons relentlessly attacked our Filipino personnel. Kung may hindi pa magagalit dito, baka hindi na sila Pilipino.
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.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) supports the decision of the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) to reallocate areas of the country’s largest fresh water lake designated for aquaculture.
Amid increasing China-Philippines tensions in South China Sea (SCS), foreign minister S Jaishankar Tuesday backed the southeast Asian country's efforts to uphold its sovereignty after a meeting with his counterpart Enrique Manalo in Manila.The meeting took place a day after thePhilippines summoned the Chinese ambassador and lodged a protest against China's ``aggressive actions'' in the South China Sea, nearly 90 per cent of which is claimed by Beijing.
MANILA: China warned the Philippines on Monday to behave cautiously and seek dialogue, saying their relations were at a "crossroads" as new confrontations between their coastguards over maritime claims deepened tensions. It was the second such warning by the Chinese foreign ministry in three months as the two countries openly sparred over territorial claims in the Spratly Islands, a mostly uninhabited archipelago in the South China Sea.