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endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 26) – The Philippines is entitled to "pressure" China to pay its debt of more than ₱800 billion in marine losses in the West Philippine Sea—an amount that could be used to fuel the country's battle against COVID-19, said Senator Risa Hontiveros. The lawmaker issued a statement on Monday, reiterating her call for China to settle its mounting debt due to the "ecological damage" it has caused to the disputed waters. "Lolobo lang yang utang ng Tsina sa Pilipinas kung hindi pa rin siya mag-uumpisang magbayad ng utang niya sa Pilipinas," Hontive...

Manila summons Chinese envoy over vessels in disputed waters BusinessWorld 2 hrs ago © Provided by BusinessWorld MANILA on Monday summoned China’s ambassador to convey its “utmost displeasure” over the continued presence of Chinese militia vessels in a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. Whitsun Reef, which the Philippines calls Julian Felipe, is within its exclusive economic zone, Foreign Affairs acting Undersecretary Elizabeth P. Buensuceso had told Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement on Tuesday. “The continuin...

March 17, 2021 | 9:04 pm Font Size DITO TELECOMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGE The Senate on Wednesday approved on second reading the franchise renewal of third telco player DITO Telecommunity Corp. The company’s existing franchise under Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co., Inc., now known as DITO, is set to expire on April 24, 2023. The senators approved House Bill No. 7332, which grants a 25-year franchise to DITO. Lawmakers approved the provision inserted by Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon requiring DITO to report to the President and the Congress any disclosure of data, information, ...

The proposal was contained in Senate Resolution 658 authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Senator Risa Hontiveros. The senators said De Lima should be accorded “the privilege of participating in its plenary sessions and committee hearings via remote access.”

Child car seat law implementation deferred TRANSPORT agencies on Tuesday said they would postpone the “full” implementation of the child car seat law, which means penalties for non-compliance will not be imposed yet. “There will be no apprehensions yet. Penalties will not be imposed just year,” Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope O. Libiran said, in mixed Filipino and English, at a virtual briefing. Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante said they would have to focus first on the comprehensive information campaign about the Child Safety in Mo...