MANILA – “The Philippines is no one’s chess piece. We are an independent country.” Undersecretary Claire Castro of the Presidential Communication Office made that remark in a briefing on Thursday in ...

MANILA: “The Philippines is no one’s chess piece. We are an independent country.” Undersecretary Claire Castro of the Presidential Communication Office made that remark in a briefing on ...

No country must interfere with the Philippines' decisions in terms of bolstering its military capability as the country is no one's chess piece. This was the Palace's response to China's call to ...