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PH's top diplomat echoes Duterte: Arbitral win vs China 'meaningless for now'

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Posted at May 18 04:51 PM

The Philippines' top diplomat on Tuesday echoed President Rodrigo Duterte's position that the country's arbitral win invalidating China's expansive claims in the South China Sea is "meaningless for now" because it cannot be enforced to regain possession. Read more »

Enrile digs up US role in Scarborough loss to China

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 12:13 AM

Former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday questioned why Manila's ally United States failed to stop China from seizing Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea nearly a decade ago.    Read more »

Enrile urges Duterte: Keep 'friendly' approach towards China

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 11:56 PM

Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Monday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to keep a "friendly" approach to China in resolving its incursions in the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte, Enrile to discuss Trillanes, Del Rosario roles in Scarborough mess

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 03:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday will discuss China's seizure of Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said.  Read more »

Trillanes to Duterte: Nobody stopping you from sending PH ships to Scarborough Shoal

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Updated as of May 07 03:58 PM

"5 taon na siyang nakaupo diyan," said Trillanes. Read more »

'I gladly accept': Carpio welcomes Duterte's debate challenge over West PH Sea

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Posted at May 06 11:12 PM

Retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio takes up President Rodrigo Duterte's dare to debate the country's maritime dispute with China. Read more »

'Pagpanig ni Duterte sa China sa West PH Sea issue isang national tragedy'

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Updated as of May 06 09:37 PM

Hindi pinalampas ni dating Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario ang mga paratang ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Ex-DFA chief: 'National tragedy' that Duterte 'takes the side of China' on S. China Sea ruling

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Posted at May 06 06:44 PM

This, after President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night likened the country's victory as a piece of "paper" that belonged to the "wastebasket."  Read more »

Locsin: 'Time to come clean' on 2012 withdrawal of ships from West PH Sea

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 03:28 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Thursday it was "time to come clean" on who ordered the pullout of Philippine vessels during a 2012 standoff with China in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Carpio, Del Rosario hit back at Duterte tirades over West Philippine Sea

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Updated as of May 04 05:05 PM

Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Tuesday hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte over his latest tirades against them regarding China's continued incursion in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Duterte wrong to blame Del Rosario for China's seizure of Scarborough Shoal, says UP prof

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Posted at May 04 03:03 PM

A political science professor from the University of the Philippines on Tuesday said it is wrong to blame former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario for the withdrawal of Philippine ships from Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal to end the 2012 standoff there with China. Read more »

PH patrols in West Philippine Sea to continue: Lorenzana

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Posted at May 03 01:21 AM

Lorenzana on Sunday said Philippine patrols in the West Philippine Sea will continue, as he denied that he and President Rodrigo Duterte have disagreements over how to handle China's intrusions into Philippine waters.   Read more »

Palace tells critics: Let Duterte pursue 'careful, calibrated' foreign policy

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Posted at May 02 04:46 PM

Malacañang on Sunday told critics of President Rodrigo Duterte to let him pursue his "careful, calibrated, and calculated foreign policy to its ultimate success" amid China's aggressions in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Carpio hinamon si Duterte: Aminin ang totoo ukol sa West PH Sea

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Posted at Apr 30 09:23 PM

Nagkasagutan sina Pangulong Duterte at retired SC senior associate Justice Carpio tungkol sa West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Duterte told about China's control of Scarborough Shoal; Beijing breached pull-out deal

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Updated as of Apr 29 09:38 PM

China's seizure of the Scarborough Shoal west of the Philippines in late 2012 was due to Beijing's non-compliance with a U.S.-brokered agreement with Manila to jointly pull out their ships at a certain time, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Thursday. Read more »

Ex-DFA chief to Duterte: Reject war narrative in defending West PH Sea

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Posted at Apr 20 07:32 PM

Former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario on Tuesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to stop using the "narrative of war" in defending the West Philippine Sea as there are other ways the country could assert its rights in the disputed area.  Read more »

COVID-19 as change driver: Pandemic pushed PH's digital transformation, says del Rosario

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Posted at Mar 26 12:05 PM

The coronavirus pandemic unveiled the Philippines' transformative potential to get rid of its "archaic" ways and to digitalize systems in the public and private sector, ex-Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said Friday. Read more »

Just-launched 1SAMBAYAN coalition seeks 'pro-democracy' candidates in 2022

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Posted at Mar 19 03:38 AM

Former high-ranking Philippine officials from diverse political persuasions banded together to launch a new coalition.  Read more »

How China-PH contract over West PH Sea exploration can be key in enforcing arbitral ruling

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:53 PM

MANILA — Despite all the criticisms hurled against President Rodrigo Duterte over his position on the enforcement of the arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea, retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio believes there is still a way for the President to make it his “greatest achievement.” Read more »

Scale of corruption has become ‘pandemic-like’ during COVID-19 crisis, say experts

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 05:45 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic should not be reason for the public to forget to demand public transparency and government accountability, experts said Wednesday.  Read more »