Marcos: PH resetting ties with China amid Middle East conflict

‘IT’S HAPPENING’ Published March 25, 2026 1:34pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. ”It’s happening now.” This was the response of President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. when asked if there’s a reason to think that there is a need to reset ties with … Read more

Retaliation? NSC raises questions over China’s arrest of alleged Filipino spies

The National Security Council (NSC) on Saturday raised questions over the charges of espionage against 3 Filipinos nabbed in Beijing, which it said can be seen as a “retaliation” after some of its spies were arrested in the Philippines. This, as the NSC said that the Filipinos arrested “are former recipients of the Hainan Government Scholarship Program … Read more

China conducts military patrol as PH welcomes Hegseth, holds joint sail with US, Japan

BEIJING – China’s military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to the Philippines. A spokesman for the Southern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army said on Saturday that the Philippines frequently enlisted foreign countries to organize … Read more

China: No problem with freedom of navigation, overflight in SCS

China on Friday said there ”has never been a problem” with freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea as it asked the Philippines not to start a conflict with United States support. Cooperation between the US and the Philippines should not target third parties, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a … Read more

PCG pushes back China Coast Guard farther off Zambales coast

Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra was able to push back a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel farther away from the coastline of Zambales on Saturday, the PCG said. “As of now, the CCG-5303 has been successfully pushed back to approximately 95 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales,” PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine … Read more