Windows26: Weekend Roundup: Filipino vessel harassed again by Chinese ships, free Gomburza film screening, Naia rehabilitation project

Weekend Roundup
February 17, 2024

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BRP Teresa Magbanua. FILE PHOTO / PCG

Harassed again by Chinese ships

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused the Chinese coast guard of conducting "dangerous and blocking maneuvers" against BRP Teresa Magbanua in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea during a nine-day patrol early this month.

VP Duterte on First Lady: No comment

Vice President Sara Duterte said that she and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "are okay," despite the hostility between her family and the President. When asked about First Lady Liza Marcos, Duterte merely responded "I have no comment as of this time."

Composite image of a modern jeepney and modernization protests. FILE PHOTO

Filipino jeepneys out, China imports in?

It appears that China jeepneys are in and Filipino-made ones are out in the government's PUV modernization program.

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