MANILA, Philippines--Navy Vice Admiral Amable Tolentino retired on Friday and savored his freedom to speak as a civilian by getting back at Makati Rep. Teodoro Locsin Jr. who criticized him for admitting the Navy's inferiority to its foreign counterparts.
Read Full StoryPUERTO PRINCESA City – Local officials of Palawan, known for traditionally toeing administration policy, have broken ranks with the Arroyo administration over its implicit preference to treat the Kalayaan Group of Islands as outside the Philippine baseline.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- The rehabilitation of the runway on Pag-asa island in the Philippine-claimed Spratlys chain has been stalled by problems of getting construction materials from the Philippine Air Force bases in Puerto Princesa City and Sangley Point, Cavite, to the disputed island.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) should first seek the “consent and approval” of the Chinese and Vietnamese governments regarding the public disclosure of the controversial Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU), a lawmaker at the House of Representatives asked.
Read Full StoryPUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines -- Local officials of Palawan have broken ranks with Malacañang over the latter's preference for treating the Kalayaan islands as outside the country’s baselines.
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