The American vessels that the government bought and turned into warships may not have impressed a public awed by modern Chinese ships now guarding the contested Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
President Benigno Aquino III has approved in principle an assistance program for banana farmers affected by stricter measures imposed by China on the country’s banana exports in the wake of a standoff over Scarborough Shoal, which both countries claim.
Banana-exporting companies stopped sending their produce to China even as Malacañang said on Tuesday that China has allowed the entry of up to 40 container vans of Philippine bananas.
Undernourished children being fed by the government through its supplemental food program may soon have bananas in their meals.
Supreme Court Spokesman and Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez on Monday denied that the high court has stopped the Impeachment Court from proceeding with its trial.
“It’s something that we can only dream about.” Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon gushed on Friday after paying a visit to the USS North Carolina, an attack submarine currently docked at Subic Bay, Zambales.
The Armed Forces ofthe Philippines is speeding up the deployment of surveillanceequipment which it hopes would, in tandem with newly acquired ships and helicopters, help it build a “modest deterrent capability” in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), parts of which are claimed by China and other countries.
The Scarborough Shoal Issue is causing some tension between our country and the People’s Republic of China.
President Benigno Aquino on Monday told banana exporters reeling from the stringent rules imposed on their product by China not to put their eggs in one basket and to diversify their markets.
Resorts and hotels on Boracay Island have been hit by cancellations of tourist bookings from China amid a standoff over Scarborough Shoal, now on its 33rd day, a tourism official said Sunday.
The Philippines and China are talking again, and they are trying to work out a temporary solution to their dispute over Scarborough Shoal, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Friday.
Filipino-Americans denouncing China as a big bully on Saturday (May 12 in Manila) accused the Chinese consulate here of harassing them by releasing toxic sewage while they held a rally in front of the consulate building.
China’s assertive behavior is breathing life into America’s historically tumultuous relationship with the Philippines. With Washington turning its attention more to the Asia Pacific region, the United States and the Philippines last week held the first joint meeting of their top diplomats and defense chiefs. The United States increased military aid and resolved to help its ally on maritime security.
