(CNN) US Defense Secretary James Mattis said on Tuesday that the United States will continue “a steady drumbeat” of naval exercises to challenge China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, amid Beijing’s militarization of the contested waters. Mattis’ comments came after Beijing expressed “firm opposition” on Sunday after two US warships sailed within 12 […]
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 29) — The Philippines did not lose a single inch of its territory under President Rodrigo Duterte’s watch, the country’s top diplomat said, even promising to quit public office if proven wrong. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday challenged critics to provide evidence that the Duterte administration failed […]
The commander of U.S. Pacific Command and nominee to be America’s next ambassador to South Korea has warned that the U.S. must stand against the threat of Chinese hegemony in Asia. Admiral Harry Harris said on Wednesday that the Western world is approaching an inflection point in history, when “freedom and justice hang in the […]
MANILA – The fear propagated by the government that China might instigate war against the Philippines if provoked is psychological and not based on reality, a defense analyst said Tuesday. This strategy may have been seen as effective in the first year of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, but in the 2 years since the chief […]
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to confront what Washington sees as China’s militarization of islands in the South China Sea, despite drawing condemnation from Beijing for an operation in the region over the weekend. Reuters first reported that two US […]
Nerilyn A. Tenorio Editor in Chief of the Manila Times Address: 2/F Sitio Grande Building 409 A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros Manila 1002 Philippines Dear Ms. Tenorio, Good day, I am Daniel De Jesus, a student from the UP College of Law. I have noticed a few discrepancies with Rigoberto Tiglao’s column of 28 May 2018 […]
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday urged the Duterte administration to “preserve” the country’s victory in the arbitration case against China on the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. Carpio, the top legal luminary in the arbitration case, has constantly urged the government to formally lodge a diplomatic protest against China’s “increasing militarization” […]
MANILA – The fear propagated by the government that China might instigate war against the Philippines if provoked is psychological and not based on reality, a defense analyst said Tuesday. This strategy may have been seen as effective in the first year of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, but in the 2 years since the chief […]
Two US Navy warships have sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China, two US officials say, in a move likely to anger Beijing as President Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation on North Korea. The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing’s efforts to limit freedom of navigation […]
In defending his policy of appeasing China, President Duterte likes to say that we could go to war with our giant neighbor to the north over our territorial disputes in the South China Sea, but many Filipinos would surely die and we would most likely lose the war against a far superior force. Mr. Duterte’s […]