“He’s seen as a very pivotal player on this issue about China, and that occupies a lot of mental space among world leaders,” Arguelles said. Countries such as the US …
A provincial governor in the Philippines known for his pro-China views and opposition to cooperation with the US has been summarily tossed out of office, due to illegal use of …
The vice-president responded by saying the first lady’s personal feelings have nothing to do with her mandate as a government official and the administration should focus on tackling pressing issues …
Only 14 per cent of respondents said Congress should focus on China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea. Other issues such as rising criminality and more illegal drug users – …
“It is first lady Liza Marcos’s right to feel angry and frustrated, but her personal feelings are not related to my mandate as a government official,” she said on Monday. …
The first lady said the vice-president had hurt her emotionally, saying “I felt hurt”. “[The vice-president] went to a rally where [Marcos Jnr] was mocked as ‘bangag’ (Tagalog for a …
Describing the situation as a “creeping invasion”, Filipino congressman Robert Ace Barbers said the sudden surge of Chinese workers, businessmen, tourists and students in the Philippines was alarming. He claimed …
Speaking to the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines, the president said: “The one I have the most contact with is [Vice-President Sara Duterte] – and how we were during …
Thousands of people have been killed in the anti-narcotics campaign started by Duterte in 2016 and continued under Marcos Jnr. Asked Monday if he would hand Duterte – who has …
The statement also expressed “steadfast” opposition to “the dangerous and coercive use of Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea”, a reference to Beijing’s strategy of …