Senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. today called on the Senate and House of Representatives not to succumb to Malacañang’s pressure to water down the bill delineating the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said Congress and the executive
branch should adopt a common position on the issue of
the urgent legislation delineating the archipelagic
baselines of the Philippines to protect its
territorial right over the disputed Kalayaan Islands,
known in the international map as the Spratly islands.
Pimentel said that the bill to draw up [...]

Below is the statement on March 12 by the Chinese Embassy’s Spokesman
With the common efforts of China and the Philippines, China-Philippines relations have been developing smoothly over the recent years. The increasingly expanded mutually-beneficial cooperation in various fields between the two countries has brought about tangible benefits to the two peoples.
It is an established [...]

Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Satur C. Ocampo today questioned the authority of the Philippine National Oil Corp. to forge a Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) with China National Offshore Oil Corp and Vietnam Oil and Gas Corp involving our national patrimony, sovereignty and territory.
Ocampo raised the issue of authority after Sergio Apostol, [...]

Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking is Void

The Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking [JMSU] is unconstitutional on its face for violating the National Economy and Patrimony provisions of the 1987 Constitution. If it is confirmed that the signing of the same is related to [...]

For corrupt administration officials and their cronies, $8 billion represents unprecedented opportunities for graft on a scale that would shock ordinary Filipinos. Read the blog.

Spratly Deals Cover 6 Philippine Islands

A deal by the Philippines government with China on the exploitation of oil resources in the Spratly Islands is not only unconstitutional but will likely have the country on the economic losing end.

Did the Philippines surrender to China its claim over the Spratlys islands? Such a surrender, the suspicion goes, is seen as the reason why Beijing is showering Manila with billions of loans, several of which are hounded by allegations of corruption.

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has asked the Senate to look into an alleged deal entered into by President Arroyo and Beijing on the alleged “sellout” of the Philippines’s interests in the Spratlys dispute in exchange for “overpriced loans for anomalous projects” such as the NBN deal and the North and South Rail projects.