The Philippines has scrapped an order for 16 Russian military helicopters, an official confirmed Wednesday, following reports former president Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel it due to US sanctions on Moscow.
To reinforce the Philippines’ territorial claim, Senator Francis Tolentino recently filed a proposed legislation that seeks to ‘institutionalize’ the West Philippine Sea by formalizing the designation of the said nomenclature as part of the existing laws of the land.
The relations between the Philippines and the United States (US) would continue to “evolve” in the face of global challenges, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Saturday.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday committed to strengthen ties between the Philippines and India.
The Philippines and the United States have pledged to expand agricultural cooperation.
The relations between the Philippines and the United States (US) would continue to “evolve” in the face of global challenges, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said the Philippines and Southeast Asian nations cannot afford escalation in the region as tensions simmer between the United States and China over the recent trip of Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
The Philippines still adheres to the One-China policy, Malacañang said amid heightened tensions following United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip on August 2.
A party-list lawmaker has filed a measure seeking to scrap the compulsory retirement age of 65 years old.
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino welcomed the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the Philippines not to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC).