Chinese general wants to attack Ayungin Shoal

Luo Yuan, a retired Major General of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China, said in his commentary regarding the recent arrest of 11 Chinese fishermen, “We have maintained a great deal of restraint and patience. Philippines invaded our eight reefs, and is now arresting our fishermen. When are we going to fight back?” “It is incorrect to assume that China will completely rule out military action in any event during this ‘period of...

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China Daily: Philippines will pay an unaffordable price

“Since the Philippines has singled itself out as a determined challenger of Chinese national interests and the devoted hatchet man of foreign anti-China forces, it needs to be convinced that it has made a choice that, if it persists, means paying an unaffordable price,” said a post entitle “Facing up to troublemakers” by state runned China Daily. China Daily also said countries in dispute with China makes them look bully, “Those in a dispute...

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Pork barrel scam list given by camp of Janet Lim Napoles to Sec. Panfilo Lacson

Pork barrel scam list given by camp of Janet Lim Napoles to Sec. Panfilo Lacson ...

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China blasts Vietnam's efforts to gather support.

BEIJING - China's outside service said Vietnam's exertions to gather help over a regional debate in the South China Sea might fizzle, a day after South East Asian pioneers meeting for a local summit in Myanmar shunned censuring Beijing.  Pressures climbed in the asset rich South China Sea a week ago after China situated a goliath oil fix in a territory likewise asserted by Vietnam. Every nation blamed the other for slamming its ships...

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Filipino netizens boycott China-made goods amid West PH sea tension

Amid tension between China and Philippines, which heated up during the past week after arrest of eleven Chinese fishermen, Filipino netizens have expressed their call in joining them to boycott Chinese products. Filipino netizens said that even there is no official call from the government to boycott Chinese goods they took the initiative to start eliminating China produced goods in their shopping lists. One netizen said, “I started to...

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Chinese destroyer spotted in Panatag shoal (Scarborough)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), the command ship of US Navy 7th Fleet, had spotted two Chinese warships. In a statement the USS Blue Ridge is in the vicinity for “routine presence in international waters, with the goal of providing security and stability for all maritime nations.” They are coducting flight operations drill when they saw two Chinese warships. “A Chinese People’s Liberation Army vessel is seen from an MH-60 helicopter assigned...

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PNoy left for ASEAN summit, territorial disputes one of his major agenda

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III left Manila Saturday, May 10, to attend the 24th Association of Southeast Asia Nations Summit in Myanmar. Before the president took his flight to Myanmar, he said “We wish to emphasize, uphold and follow the rule of law in resolving these territorial issues so that the rights of all countries involved will be recognised and respected.” Aquino is said to push for immediate finishing the code of...

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PCSO head resigns amid several issues

“President Aquino thanks outgoing PCSO Chairperson Margarita Juico for her dedicated service to the government and the Filipino people. As an esteemed family friend, President Aquino wishes her well on her decision to end her stint in public service,” Presidential Communications Operations Office head Herminio Coloma Jr. confirming the resignation of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office chiar. Reason for the chair’s resignation was not made...

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GMA not guilty in fertilizer fund scam

“We note the May 8, 2014 resolution of the Office of the Ombudsman dismissing the graft complaint against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. We respect the findings of the Office of the Ombudsman, an independent constitutional body, which has the authority to decide on such cases filed before it,” said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. welcoming the decision of Ombudsman headed by Conchita Carpio-Morales. The...

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Vietnam vows to take all measures to defend its territories

Days after its announcement of drilling oil in disputed waters, China warned Vietnam not to interfere with Chinese companies’ oil drilling operation near the disputed islands in the South China Sea. It was reported that Vietnam had condemned China’s provocative actions. US commented on the latest assertiveness of China in the South China saying that the action is “provocative and unhelpful to the maintenance of peace and stability in the...

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PH military boost defense against China’s plan to occupy

According to a senior military official, Philippine military will boost its defense in the West Philippine Sea to counter China’s occupying activities in the territory. AFP, according to the unnamed official, has a four-year plan to protect Philippines from poaching, illegal fishing, and increased presence of Chinese vessels and aircraft in the disputed territories. “We need to ensure access to these oil-and gas-rich areas which are...

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Japan parliament supports EDCA, PH’s stand on SCS

Kenji Kosaka, president of the Japan-Philippines Parliamentary Friendship League said Japan supports Philippines’ stand on its maritime dispute with China. According to him China is insistent for a bilateral negotiation, which according to him is biased. “Not only through bilateral [talks] but also multilateral discussions or under international law, we should be able to solve these issues, these maritime territorial issues,” Kasoka said....

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Philippines arrested 11 Chinese in Spratly

In the joint efforts of Philippine National Police Maritime Group and PNP Region 4-B, eleven Chinese fishermen were arrested due to illegal catching of marine turtle (pawikan). These fishermen were arrested at Half moon Shoal in Spratly Islands, a hundred nautical miles from Palawan. According to Police Chief Superintendent Theodore Sindac, 120 alive and 234 dead marine turtles were found in the Chinese fishermen boat. As reported...

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Philippines to complete acquisition of high-end radars from Israel

The Philippines is hoping to finish the negotiations to acquire three Israeli-made radars worth P2.68 billion this month. These radars will be used to monitor the West Philippines Sea against aerial intrusions. According to The Star, Defense Undersecretary Eduardo Batac confirmed the completion of pre-negotiations for the radar project. “We have finished the pre-negotiations. That was actually a marathon negotiation for two weeks,”...

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Gozon, Ang in talks over GMA Network

Businessman Ramon Ang and GMA chairman Atty. Felipe Gozon confirmed that they are in talks for Ang to buy or buy into the network. Ang is the president and chief operating officer of San Miguel Corporation and Philippine Airlines. Gozon made the statement during the company’s first quarter briefing, as reported by GMA News itself. GMA had previously declined to comment on speculation or simply said various parties were interested in the company. For...

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1,000 ounces of gold recovered from sunken ship

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An expedition to bring back the remaining gold from a steamship that sank in 1857 off South Carolina in one of the nation's worst maritime disasters has recovered almost 1,000 ounces of gold - the first gold recovered from the wreck in almost a quarter century. The S.S. Central America was bringing gold back from the California when it sank in a hurricane claiming 425 lives. In addition, thousands of pounds of gold went...

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Militant group fears another Olongapo 'prostitution boom' with EDCA

The Philippines and United States recently forged a defense deal, dubbed as the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which will allow greater US military presence in the Philippines. Sin City scenario In light of this, militant group Kilusan Para sa Pambansang Demokrasya has raised concerns that prostitution will again be rampant in Olongapo City once American troops return to the Subic naval base. In the 1980s, Olongapo had once...

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De Lima: it’s Senate’s call whether to release Napoles’ list

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said on a text message that releasing the Napoles’ list it is up to the Senate. “By law and the Constitution, yes, the Senate can compel me to disclose the list, under pain of contempt,” the secretary said as a response to some lawmakers’ request to release the list. However de Lima appealed to concerned parties “to wait for the proper time and give me enough space to discharge my mandated tasks with utmost responsibility.” According...

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Fearsome 'Goblin Shark'

 'Goblin Shark' Images A rare, deep-sea "goblin shark" caught by Florida shrimp fishermen is only the second of these creatures ever seen in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists say. The prehistoric-looking beast, whose pink color and daggerlike teeth earn the shark its name, is usually seen in deep waters off the coast of Japan. On April 19, fisherman Carl Moore and his crewmates were fishing off the coast of Key West, Florida, when they hauled...

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Maidana may have blueprint to beat Mayweather

Marcos Maidana didn't get the victory he had hoped for over Floyd Mayweather, but he did establish a blueprint for future challengers to try and upset boxing's pound-for-pound champ. ...

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Batino: EDCA is a defense agreement not a treaty

“EDCA is just the enhancement of that capacity as joint exercises are envisioned to do. This policy was reaffirmed in the Visiting Forces Agreement. The EDCA just further implements the policies already agreed. Thus, the EDCA does not need ratification,” said Defense Undersecretary Pio Lorenzo Batino, EDCA chief negotiator for PH. As indicated by Batino there is no new bargain that was made, further, EDCA is not changeless and has a close. This...

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Jinggoy: start Malampaya Fund scam investigation, release Napoles’ list

“Senator Guingona, time and again, has been saying that he is going to start investigating the Malampaya scam, but up to now he has not started this. He is too busy with the pork barrel (scandal) where we three senators are allegedly involved,” Senator Jinggoy Estrada said, urging Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chair Senator Teofisto Guingona III to start Malampaya scam investigation. “That is bigger because billions were lost here,” Jinggoy...

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Vietnam says China's oil rig movement into Sth China Sea is "illegal"

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam says China's plan to move its first profound-water penetrating apparatus into the questioned South China Sea, one of Asia's most unpredictable hotspots, is unlawful and has called for the apparatus to be uprooted from what it says is Vietnam's regional waters.  The $1 billion seaward oil apparatus called Haiyang Shiyou 981 possessed by the China's state-run CNOOC oil organization has been boring south of Hong...

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Vietnam protests Chinese oil rig in disputed sea

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam dissented a Chinese choice to start penetrating for oil in debated Southeast Asian waters, calling the move illicit Monday and requesting that Beijing draw back from the region.  Beijing's arrangement of its first remote ocean apparatus was the most recent in an arrangement of provocative movements pointed at stating its sway in the South China that have raised pressures with Vietnam, the Philippines and...

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China manufacturing weakens further in April: HSBC

China's assembling division contracted for a fourth back to back month in April, HSBC said Monday, the most recent sign that the world's second-biggest economy is abating.  The British keeping money monster's obtaining supervisors file (PMI) came in at 48.1 for a month ago, a tad up from 48.0 in March yet weaker than the 48.3 reported in its preparatory write about April 23.  A figure beneath 50 shows compression while anything...

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Five Chinese ships spotted in Ayungin

While on a resupply mission for BRP Sierra Madre Troops in Ayungin Shoal, the AFP saw five Chinese ships: a review deliver, three reconnaissance vessel, and a frigate. The Frigate is said to be a Jianghu-V Class frigate in the said questioned zone.  Generally Jianghu-V figates convey high-controlled hostile to-airplane weapons, air and surface quest radar and profundity charges for against-submarine warfare. Nonetheless, early variants...

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Benham Rise: PH's new region off Aurora

UNDERWATER PLATEAU. Found near Aurora, the 13-million hectare Benham Rise is part of Philippine territory. Screen grab from a document the Philippines submitted to UN  Greater than Luzon, the 13-M hectare Benham Rise has been sanction by the UN as a component of Philippine domain  MANILA, Philippines – Imagine a territory greater than the Philippines' greatest island, Luzon, that conceivably holds steel-generating minerals and regular...

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VP Binay confirms his run for President in 2016

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. – Vice-President Jejomar Binay is not beating around the bush. He has admitted that he has the intent of being the next President of the Philippines. Binay is currently in the U.S. for various speaking engagements with the community. At the Banyan Tree Leadership Forum in Washington D.C. yesterday Binay confirmed without qualms that he is eyeing the top post in Malacanang in 2016. An ambition he has openly admitted...

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US troops will use 3 to 5 AFP bases

Philippine Panel director for Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) said three to five PH army installations were peered toward to base US military troops under the said assention. "It is extending from 3 to 5 AFP bases. That is not last, that is the beginning exchange."  "Fortress Magsaysay is a perfect area. It is a huge range. We hold Balikatan practices there. We are as of now mulling over it. It is for proposal," Batino said.  Batino...

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France to PH: you don’t need to only have one ally

French Navy Commander Frédéric Daumas, commanding officer of the visiting Prairial – a French multi-purpose frigate, said It will be a good idea to have procurements from other countries, not just from the United States. “It’s not to say that they are not our best ally, because they are the best ally of everybody. But you don’t need to have only one ally, and you don’t need to put all your eggs in the same basket.” “I think you already have...

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ADF participate in Philippines exercise

Australian Defence Force personnel are participating in a major regional exercise in the Philippines focusing on humanitarian and disaster relief. Exercise BALIKATAN is an annual Republic of the Philippines-US bilateral military training exercise and humanitarian assistance engagement. Some 31 ADF personnel have already joined the exercise and will play a supporting role in Exercise BALIKATAN on the islands of Luzon and Palawan. A...

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What would make Miriam run for president again?

In her keynote speech during the commencement exercises of the University of the Philippines-Cebu on Wednesday, April 30, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago said she might considering running for president again under one condition. Tall order "If all the crooks who are substantially involved in the pork barrel scam are brought to trial before the court, then I will consider running for president," she said. She also added, "We need to start...

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Pulse Asia survey: 4 out of 10 would vote Binay for President

The Pulse Asia survey on the 2016 elections shows, Vice President Jejomar Binay would likely win in the presidential race. But potential administration candidate Mar Roxas says he does not pay attention to surveys.  ...

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Navy eyes French frigates

MANILA, Philippines - Amid regional debate in the South China Sea, the administration is searching at French frigates for the Philippine Navy's utilization. Maritime authorities were given a tour yesterday of the French Navy's observation frigate Prairial – a 93.5-meter ship with both military and citizen attributes, making it perfect for different purposes including catastrophe easing and other helpful missions, operations against robbery and...

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The Army Scout Rangers

The Army Scout Rangers are one of the most renowned and admired jungle tracking units in the world ...

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PNP videographers to capture CPP/NPA hostile actions on Labor Day

PNP Public Information Office Chief Superintendent Theodore Sindac said that police officers carrying video cameras will be spread out in the Metro to document Labor Day activities of “ranks of groups holding public assemblies,” as well as the PNP.“This documentation aims to identify the trouble-makers and anarchists, and whatever incriminating scenes captured on tape may be used as evidence to support investigation and prosecution of cases in...

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US on defending Phl: What more can we say?

MANILA, Philippines - The United States is resolved to safeguard the Philippines against outside assault, US Ambassador Philip Goldberg emphasized yesterday. In a meeting on ANC, Goldberg was pressed for an unmitigated articulation that his administration might safeguard the Philippines in the event of an assault in the South China Sea. Goldberg said US President Barack Obama has pronounced their legislature's "ironclad duty" to shield the Philippines...

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China seeks assurance in US-Philippines deal

MANILA, Philippines - The as of late fashioned Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States does not seem to threaten China as it demands that reciprocal exertions of its neighbors be kept positive. In an articulation made at a press instructions Wednesday, China Foreign Ministry representative Qin Gang said that the EDCA need to keep up security in the district. "It is reasonable for individuals...

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