Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
China urged to stop provocative acts in WPS, follow 2016 arbitral award
China was again urged to stop its intimidation in the West Philippine Sea and follow the “legally binding” July 2016 arbitral tribunal award.
Top security officials from the Philippines, the United States, and Japan held a trilateral phone call on Thursday (Philippine time) to reaffirm their nations’ commitment to international laws governing international seas.
Piston stages another transport strike
The supposed “unexpected” shift of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in his stance on government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) surprised a transport group.
Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) recalled that during the campaign season for 2022 national elections, Marcos allayed fears among the transport sector on the phase-out of traditional jeepneys.
VP Duterte praises SMNI hosts Badoy, Celiz for ‘defending our rights’
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday expressed solidarity with Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) hosts Loraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celiz after being held in contempt by the House of Representatives.
Recognizing Badoy and Celiz’s contributions to the administration of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, specifically, under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, Duterte hailed the two as “symbols of standing for what is right.”