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GPS 2024: 15 new Roads of National Significance
The Coalition Government's priority for investment in the draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport is to support economic growth and productivity and ensure our land transport system allows people and freight to move quickly and safely, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. "Delivering on commitments in our Coalition Agreements, we are re-introducing the successful Roads.....»»
Besties
Thanks to the propensity of many people to post anything and everything about themselves on social media, Filipinos can get a glimpse of what our government officials are doing when our taxes send them overseas on official business to represent the country......»»
Besties
Thanks to the propensity of many people to post anything and everything about themselves on social media, Filipinos can get a glimpse of what our government officials are doing when our taxes send them overseas on official business to represent the country......»»
Besties
Thanks to the propensity of many people to post anything and everything about themselves on social media, Filipinos can get a glimpse of what our government officials are doing when our taxes send them overseas on official business to represent the country......»»
Fishermen in the Philippines still damaging marine ecosystem
Crew members pull the net with fish in tow onboard a catcher vessel in the fishing grounds in the Sulu Sea, the Philippines, April 27, 2023. /CFPFishermen in the Philippines are still overfishing the sea areas around the island country, damaging the marine ecosystem, which in turn is threatening their own survival. Conservation group Oceana said more than 75 percent of the nation's fishing g.....»»
Fishermen in the Philippines still damaging marine ecosystem
Crew members pull the net with fish in tow onboard a catcher vessel in the fishing grounds in the Sulu Sea, the Philippines, April 27, 2023. /CFPFishermen in the Philippines are still overfishing the sea areas around the island country, damaging the marine ecosystem, which in turn is threatening their own survival. Conservation group Oceana said more than 75 percent of the nation's fishing g.....»»
China urges Philippines to stop provocations in South China Sea
BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- China urges the Philippines to immediately stop violating China's sovereignty and its provocations on Ren'ai Jiao, and return to observing the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday. Wang made the remarks when asked to comment on a statement made by the Philippine department of.....»»
Vietnam Objects to China s Expanded Reach in Gulf of Tonkin
washington - Vietnam is crying foul over a Chinese bid to redefine its coastal waters in the Gulf of Tonkin, a waterway at the northern end of the South China Sea lying between China's Hainan Island and Vietnam.Beijing's delineation of a new baseline in the gulf was declared earlier this month. Under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a country's baseline is essentially its shoreline at low tide.....»»
Australia, ASEAN Warn Against Confrontations in South China Sea
Members of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations are urging calm among those who operate in the increasingly volatile South China Sea.The plea was made Wednesday in a joint statement between ASEAN and Australia at the end of a three-day summit in Melbourne. The summit marked the 50th anniversary of Australia establishing formal ties with ASEAN.The declaration said Australia and ASEAN "recog.....»»
FACT CHECK | Constitutionality, not ‘noble intentions’, basis for allowing joint ventures in West Philippine Sea – Supreme Court
In her column published on manilatimes.net on Dec. 23, 2023, Anna Malindog-Uy proposed, among others, possible joint ventures in the utilization of the resources in the South China Sea to pave the way for a non-confrontational resolution of maritime and territorial claims involving the Philippines and China. The article consistently used the term South China […].....»»
EAM Jaishankar speaks to US State Secy Blinken, two leaders share concern over growing tensions in Red Sea
Washington, DC [US], January 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller informed on Thursday, adding that the two leaders discussed the recent attacks on merchant ships by the Yemen-backed Houthi groups in the Red Sea. The two leaders also reaffirmed their maritime cooperation in the region, the State Departmen.....»»
EAM Jaishankar speaks to US State Secy Blinken, two leaders share concern over growing tensions in Red Sea
Washington, DC [US], January 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller informed on Thursday, adding that the two leaders discussed the recent attacks on merchant ships by the Yemen-backed Houthi groups in the Red Sea. The two leaders also reaffirmed their maritime cooperation in the region, the State Departmen.....»»
Philippines lodges strong protest with China over water cannon attack in disputed South China Sea
Manila [Philippines], March 25 (ANI): In the wake of accusation by the Philippines that the Chinese Coast Guard wounded three of its soldiers during a water cannon attack in the disputed South China Sea, Manila on Monday summoned Beijing's envoy to lodge its strong protest, Al Jazeera reported. The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs, in a statement said that Manila conveyed its "strong protest against the aggressiv.....»»
Wegotmail: Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Recent Surgein Tensions in the South China Sea
Wegotmail: Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Recent Surgein Tensions in the South China Sea.....»»
Philippines lodges strong protest with China over water cannon attack in disputed South China Sea
Manila [Philippines], March 25 (ANI): In the wake of accusation by the Philippines that the Chinese Coast Guard wounded three of its soldiers during a water cannon attack in the disputed South China Sea, Manila on Monday summoned Beijing's envoy to lodge its strong protest, Al Jazeera reported. The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs, in a statement said that Manila conveyed its "strong protest against the aggressiv.....»»
US-Led Coalition Shoots Down 15 Yemen Rebel Drones, CENTCOM Says
Dubai, UAE - U.S. and allied forces shot down 15 one-way attack drones fired by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on Saturday, the U.S. military said.Shortly afterwards, the rebels claimed the attack, saying they had fired missiles at an 'American' commercial ship and launched drones at U.S. warships in 'the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.'It was one of the Houthi's largest attacks sin.....»»
US-Led Coalition Shoots Down 15 Yemen Rebel Drones, CENTCOM Says
Dubai, UAE - U.S. and allied forces shot down 15 one-way attack drones fired by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on Saturday, the U.S. military said.Shortly afterwards, the rebels claimed the attack, saying they had fired missiles at an 'American' commercial ship and launched drones at U.S. warships in 'the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.'It was one of the Houthi's largest attacks sin.....»»
‘Government not giving up West Philippine Sea claims’
The Marcos administration is on the right track in its consistent lodging of official protests against China’s incursions and harassment in the West Philippine Sea, as the protests prove to the world the country’s determination to defend its sovereignty, House Deputy Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II said yesterday......»»
Navy confirms increased cyberattacks in West Philippine Sea
The Armed Forces of the Philippines yesterday confirmed an increase in cyberattacks on the country’s military ships in the past three to four years in the West Philippine Sea, but assured the public that such efforts to disrupt communications and jam signals in Philippine territorial waters are not a cause for alarm......»»
Huangyan Island: The Philippines inconsistent rhetoric
The Chinese Coast Guard ship performs a patrol mission in the waters near Huangyan Island, South China Sea, September 22, 2023. /CFPEditor's note: Ding Duo, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, is the deputy director and an associate research fellow at the Research Center for Ocean Law and Policy, the National Institute for South China Sea Studies. Zhong Hui, a spe.....»»