The Philippine national government will protest China’s landing a plane on an airstrip it has built on an artificial island, the Fiery Cross Reef (Kagitingan Reef), which was claimed by China, Philippines, and Vietnam. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the activities of China in an artificial island in the hotly contested Spratly archipelago. … Read more
The People’s Republic of China continued its massive reclamation in the hotly-disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea. The Chinese are pressing ahead with the construction of artificial islands on at least two reefs that are also claimed by the Philippines in the tense territorial dispute. According to Mayor Eugio Bito-onon of Kalayaan island … Read more
The President of the Republic of the Philippines, Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III posted a video on his official Facebook account featuring a documentary on the West Philippine Sea. The video which went viral recently was titled “Kalayaan, Karapatan sa Karagatan,” went viral online after it was viewed and shared by thousands of netizens. The … Read more
Amid high tensions in the disputed South China Sea where Beijing continues to build artificial islands, a top Chinese military official hoped for diplomacy for his six-day visit to the United States. General Fan Changlong, vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, started visiting San Diego on Monday. He first visited the USS Ronal Reagan aircraft … Read more
The Department of National Defense of the Philippines decided to hold off repairs and other planned infrastructure projects in Pag-asa Island, one of the seven islets and two reef occupied by Filipino troops in the disputed Spratly Group of Islands in the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea. According to Foreign Affairs Secretary … Read more
Mindanao-based lawmakers is now seeking to appropriate P1 billion for the fortification of the structures in the Kalayaan Group of Islands particularly in the Philippine-held territories of Pag-asa island. The move is in response to the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China escalates. According to the House Bill 4167, filed by Cagayan de Oro Rep. … Read more
The Philippine government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and senior military officials in the country stated that China’s reclamation of land in the disputed area in the South China Sea particularly the Mabini (Johnson South) Reef can be used to build an airstrip or even an offshore military base. DFA Secretary Charles was quoted … Read more
Loida Nicholas Lewis is considered as the richest Filipino outside the Philippines because she was the former CEO of the largest African-American company in the United States, Beatrice International, through her husband Reginald Lewis. Loida Nicholas Lewis controlled some of the world’s largest companies under TLC Beatrice LLC. She was considered as one of the … Read more