By ELLEN TORDESILLAS IF the reason for the cancellation of the supposedly Sept. 3 visit of President Aquino to China was because the Chinese government set conditions that would be inimical to Philippine interest, and Aquino rejected it, why wasn’t he the one who cancelled the visit? Remember, it was China who gave notice
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS MANY , including high-ranking Philippine officials, like to think that increased presence of American military in the Philippines, which is a subject of talks between the two countries starting today, is a commitment by the Americans to defend the Philippines in case of an armed conflict in the West Philippine Sea,
By JOHNNA VILLAVIRAY GIOLAGON Photos by MARIO IGNACIO SOME 500 Filipinos staged a protest rally in front of the Chinese consulate Wednesday in Makati to express outrage over what has been described as China’s creeping invasion of waters west of the Philippine archipelago. Nobody in the consulate, which was closed for “security reasons” met with
By LEILANIE ADRIANO LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte– At least 40 Chinese and 12 Taiwanese nationals who were found with several electronic and computer gadgets and accessories in a resort in Vigan were rounded up and detained for questioning, police said on Tuesday. They said they were investigating the foreign nationals, including 14 women, and the
CHINA on Tuesday announced that it returned the Philippine notification of its suit filed at a United Nations arbitral court handed to the Chinese ambassador in Manila last. Jan 22, a Xinhua report said. The report carried by China.org.cn said, “The Chinese government has rejected a Philippine move to take their dispute regarding sovereignty issues
THE permanent stationing of three of its ships in Bajo de Masinloc is part of China’s “creeping invasion” of disputed territories in the South China Sea, a high-ranking Philippine government official said.
(First of two parts) THE Philippines is at a loss over China’s declaration its ships will stay permanently in Bajo de Masinloc, a declaration some experts say could lead to the Philippines losing 38 percent of its territorial waters. Bajo de Masinloc, a triangular-shaped coral reef formation that has several rocks encircling a lagoon, is
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
An opportunity for newly-appointed Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas to help in the healing of bruised ties with China has been presented by the Chinese government with its invitation for him to attend the 9th ASEAN- China expo in Nanning, the capital of China's Guangxizhuang Autonomous Region starting this weekend (Sept 21 to 25).