It was self-defense. That’s how Philippine Coast Guard officers aboard a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel described their action during an encounter with a Taiwanese fishing boat off Balintang Island in northern Philippines last week.
Manila is now preparing for “contingencies” after Taiwan imposed a second wave of sanctions against the Philippines over last week’s killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard personnel in waters off northern Luzon.
Sixteen Taiwan-based exhibitors pulled out of the 9th International Food Expo (IFEX) in Pasay City on Thursday amid bilateral tension between the Philippines and Taiwan over the death of a fisherman.
The Taiwanese government cannot just send investigators to the Philippines, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Thursday.
President Aquino on Wednesday formally apologized to Taiwan for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino Coast Guards in disputed waters off Batanes last Thursday.
President Aquino on Monday appealed for calm after Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou gave the Philippines 72 hours to respond to its demands over Thursday’s killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard or face the consequences.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Some 200 Taiwanese gathered outside the Philippines representative office in Taipei on Monday to protest the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines coast guard in disputed waters. Burning Philippines flags and waving banners with legends like “you can’t kill our people, you can’t insult our country,” the demonstrators demanded that [...]
Taiwan dispatched four coast guard and naval vessels to beef up patrols in waters near the Philippines on Sunday following President Ma Ying-jeou’s ultimatum to Manila to respond to demands regarding the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard.
President Ma Ying-jeou said on Saturday Taiwan will consider sanctions against the Philippines amid widespread public outrage at Manila over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman.
The Philippines is considering the pullout of its 300 peacekeepers from the Golan Heights because of security concerns, following the abduction of four Filipino troops by Syrian rebels, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Friday.
Filipinos shouldn’t make a big deal over the failure of new Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit the country even as he called at four other Southeast Asian nations, Malacañang said on Sunday.
The Philippine Consulate General is conducting a mobile outreach program on Sunday, May 5 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Filipino Community Center,94-428 Mokuola St. Suite 302, Waipahu.
