NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 23 January) – President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (PBBM) was called out recently by Beijing for congratulating Lai Ching, the newly elected President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The People’s Republic of China (PRC) was
On December 22, Jun Abines posted on his Facebook page, where he describes himself as a writer, an item from quora.com containing a reply to the question “Do you believe the Philippines should give up its claims to China?” The
Manila Times columnist Rigoberto D. Tiglao has echoed China’s claim that the Philippines had an agreement with Beijing to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from the Ayungin Shoal in the disputed West Philippine Sea, even if the Chinese government could
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 11 September) – Whether nine- or ten-dash lines, it amounts to the same thing: it is China’s provocative pronouncement of the extent of its territory, which visibly includes Taiwan in the latest dash. Already, the
There is no official record to prove that the Philippine government has promised to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, contrary to a statement issued on August 7 by China’s Foreign Ministry. China has insisted that Ayungin
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 1 August) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) should not give a thought but dismiss outright the Chinese proposal for a joint military exercise. To welcome it is to sleep with the enemy, our
