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The heroism of Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo Trinidad

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Apr 09 12:02 AM

Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo Trinidad holds the distinction of being the first and only Asian-American/Filipino in the US Navy to have been conferred America’s highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor. There is now a campaign for the US Navy to name a combatant ship in his honor. Read more »

US Navy: Anchor of US-Philippines relations

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Mar 31 10:40 PM

The story of the mightiest naval force on earth may not be complete without, in the least, acknowledging its historical Filipino content. Read more »

Chinese Ambassador says canceled Sangley contract only for feasibility study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 06:43 PM

The Sangley Airport contract that was canceled last week was only for the feasibility study on the project, China’s Ambassador to the Philippines said on Thursday.    Read more »

Cavite governor gusto pa ring matuloy ang Sangley airport project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 10:41 PM

Umaasa ang Cavite government na maitutuloy ang proyektong international airport sa kalipikadong partner. Read more »

Cavite cancels award for China Communications' $10-B Sangley airport project

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 27 10:28 AM

Cavite Governor Juanito Victor Remulla told Reuters the consortium's documentation was "deficient in three or four items". Read more »

Most airports in Southern and Central Luzon operational: CAAP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 12:27 PM

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said most of the airports in Southern Luzon remain operational with some facilities reporting only minor damage as of Thursday  Read more »

Sangley Airport proponents get 90-day extension to submit requirements

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 02:41 PM

The Filipino-Chinese consortium, which won the bid to build the Sangley Airport, said its request for a 90-day extension of the deadline to submit requirements has been granted by the Cavite provincial government.  Read more »

Cavite airport builder to be tagged in case vs China's Xi

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 10:56 AM

A Chinese firm that is set to build an airport in Cavite province will be included in the case against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court, one of its petitioners said Thursday.  Read more »

Military stations in Sangley vital vs China sea presence, says Navy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 02:29 PM

The Philippine Navy said Thursday it hopes to keep its station in Sangley Point, Cavite— a key location in guarding waters contested by China where the provincial government plans to build an airport.    Read more »

PH Navy must remain in Sangley point as Chinese contractor builds airport: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 10:41 AM

The Philippine Navy must stay in Sangley point in Cavite, where an airport is set to be constructed by a Chinese contractor, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Read more »

DFA's Locsin rejects opening of 11 archipelagic lanes

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 09:32 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. rejected Monday the Philippine Coast Guard’s insistence on opening 11 archipelagic lanes instead of three.  Read more »

Locsin backpedals, says Sangley project with US-blacklisted Chinese firm 'essential'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 12:44 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. now agrees with President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to push through with infrastructure projects where US-blacklisted Chinese companies are involved. Read more »

Go-signal sa Sangley deal pabor sa Caviteño: gobernador

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 09:49 PM

Ito ay kahit Chinese company na sangkot umano sa malawakang reklamasyon sa South China Sea ang sangkot sa proyekto.   Read more »

Chinese projects in PH to continue, envoy says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 09:25 PM

MANILA - All China-led projects in the Philippines will continue as planned, its envoy to Manila said Tuesday, despite a US sanction on Chinese firms' involvement in the militarization of the disputed South China Sea. Read more »

Banned Chinese firms in US can continue doing business in PH: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 02:22 PM

Chinese firms banned in the United States can continue doing business in the Philippines, Malacañang said Tuesday as it greenlighted an airport project with a China-run corporation blacklisted by Washington. Read more »

Duterte greenlights Sangley Airport project

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 01:59 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has greenlighted the Sangley Airport project in Cavite, Malacañang said Tuesday as it noted that the government's priority is to finish all major infrastructure programs before the chief executive steps down in 2022.  Read more »

Sangley Airport final 'go signal' up to national government: MacroAsia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 02:00 PM

The final "go-signal" for the Sangley Airport project in Cavite is up to the national government, one of its consortium partner MacroAsia said Tuesday, after the US banned the Chinese firm involved in the development.   Read more »

Duterte guidance sought in airport deal with US-banned Chinese firm

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 06:29 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Cavite provincial government said Friday it would seek President Rodrigo Duterte's guidance on whether or not to go ahead with building an airport with the help of a Chinese firm recently blacklisted by the United States over its alleged role in building artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea.  Read more »

Heat index sa Butuan pumalo sa 52 degrees Celsius

Lorilly Charmane Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 09:22 PM

Nagtala ng heat index na 52 degrees Celsius ang Butuan City nitong Huwebes, ayon sa PAGASA. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 28, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 12:41 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »