In political, diplomatic and cultural fronts, China persists using its influence to silence narratives that challenge its ...

BEIJING last week banned former senator Francis Tolentino from entering its mainland, Hong Kong and Macao for “his egregious ...

I have known former senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino for many years. I got to know him when he was chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) where he initiated a lot of projects to ...

Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday said he will not mind if he will be barred from entering China and its territories, ...

The arrests suggest a new front in China’s long campaign to press the Philippines, America’s oldest military ally in ...

Tolentino, a long-time China-basher, played a key role in the so-called Maritime Zones Act announced by Manila in November ...

Francis “Tol” Tolentino helped author two recent pieces of legislation asserting Manila’s claims in the disputed waterway.

A 2016 international arbitration decision invalidated Chinas claims based on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, but Beijing has rejected the ruling and continues to defy it.akaliene said ...

Filipinos will not be intimidated from speaking out in defense of the country’s sovereign rights, Malacañang said Wednesday, ...

Malacañang on Wednesday said it respects China’s decision to bar former Senator Francis Tolentino from entering the country, ...

Beijing announced its decision on Tuesday to impose sanctions against former Philippine senator Francis Tolentino for "his ...