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Locsin, Pompeo hold talks on boosting PH-US alliance, upholding S. China Sea arbitral ruling

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Updated as of Dec 19 04:39 PM

The United States and the Philippines have recently discussed possibilities to improve the two nations’ alliance, including ways to uphold the 2016 arbitral win invalidating China’s claim to sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, the US State Department has said.  Read more »

Duterte stresses importance of peace, stability in South China Sea at ASEAN-Australia meet

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Posted at Nov 14 05:55 PM

“Maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea is a shared strategic objective. We can do this all together if we uphold the primacy of law,” Duterte said. Read more »

Duterte pinuri sa paggiit ng South China Sea ruling sa UN assembly

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Updated as of Sep 23 06:45 PM

Umani ng papuri si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa naging pahayag niya sa United Nations General Assembly nitong Miyerkoles (Manila time), kung saan iginiit niya ang arbitral ruling sa South China Sea na naipanalo ng Pilipinas laban sa China. Read more »

Duterte invokes UNCLOS in Chinese defense minister's visit

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Updated as of Sep 11 10:57 PM

During the Chinese official's visit to Malacañang, Duterte invoked the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims in its entirety. Read more »

OPINION: 'Inutil'

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 28 06:23 PM

Yesterday, Chinese President Xi Jinping must have been happy listening to “ínutil” Duterte giving him more ammunition to demolish the Philippines’ win in The Hague. Read more »

Philippines to 'agree to disagree' with China in arbitral victory, says Duterte's spokesman

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 04:54 PM

The Philippines will "agree to disagree" with China on its continued rejection of Manila's arbitration victory over the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said Tuesday.   Read more »

ANALYSIS: Indonesia’s new diplomatic bombshell vs Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea

Romel Regalado Bagares, VERA Files
Posted at May 30 10:25 PM

In its running territorial tiff with China over the Natuna islands, Indonesia had just lobbed a diplomatic bombshell.    Read more »

Indonesia’s New Year’s message to China over the Natunas dispute: A game changer?

Romel Regalado Bagares*, VERA Files
Posted at Jan 05 09:31 PM

For the first time, a 3rd party ASEAN member-state invoked the landmark 2016 arbitral ruling in the South China Sea case filed by the Philippines 3 years earlier against Chinese expansionism. Read more »

Duterte administration refuses to pay P7-B compensation to Manila Water

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Posted at Dec 06 11:29 PM

One lawmaker warns a failure to pay up could mean more losses for the country. Read more »

Retired SC Justice Jardeleza says willing to help in West PH Sea issue

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 04:54 PM

Jardeleza led the Philippine legal team that won the arbitral ruling against China during his time as solicitor general in 2014. Read more »

Del Rosario insists on raising PH arbitral win before UN

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Posted at Sep 20 05:21 PM

But Malacañang rejected former foreign affairs chief Albert Del Rosario's call since it prefers the "ongoing peaceful negotiations" with China. Read more »

Del Rosario urges PH gov't to raise arbitral win to 74th UN General Assembly

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Posted at Sep 17 12:38 AM

MANILA—The country's former top diplomat urged the Duterte government anew to bring up the Philippines' legal victory against China over the South China Sea as world leaders gather at the 74th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Tuesday. Read more »

'PH arbitral win di tatalikuran para sa joint oil, gas exploration'

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Posted at Sep 13 07:56 PM

Itinanggi ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. na handa nang talikuran ng Malacañang ang arbitral award para bigyang daan ang joint oil and gas exploration sa West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Ex-DFA chief: No need to set aside Hague ruling to have economic activity in EEZ

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Posted at Sep 13 12:04 AM

A former Philippine foreign affairs secretary and a maritime law expert expressed caution over the government's potential joint oil and gas exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Locsin: Joint exploration deal with China won't compromise Hague victory

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Posted at Sep 11 11:57 PM

No compromise on the Philippines' arbitral victory over China: that's the assurance of the country's top diplomat after President Rodrigo Duterte revealed Beijing wants the ruling ignored to make way for the joint oil and gas exploration deal in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

UK, France, Germany express concern over situation in South China Sea

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Posted at Sep 02 08:06 PM

MANILA - The United Kingdom, France and Germany have expressed concern over the current situation in the South China Sea. Read more »

Duterte, Xi agree on need to finalize 'code of conduct' in West PH Sea

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Posted at Aug 31 12:22 AM

The Philippines' territorial dispute and joint exploration deal with China are put on the table as President Rodrigo Duterte holds bilateral talks in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Read more »

Xi rejects Philippines' arbitral win in South China Sea

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 08:48 AM

MANILA—Chinese President Xi Jinping rejected the Philippines' legal victory against China on the South China Sea after President Rodrigo Duterte raised the arbitral ruling during their bilateral meeting in Beijing Thursday.   Read more »

Duterte-Xi meeting may lead to acceleration of S. China Sea code: ex-diplomat

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Updated as of Aug 29 09:08 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's raising of the 2016 arbitral ruling against China in his fifth visit to Beijing may accelerate the signing of the code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea, a former diplomat said Thursday. Read more »

‘Whether you like it or not’: Duterte insists citing arbitral win in talks with Xi

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 09:05 PM

“If I’m not allowed as a president of a sovereign nation to talk whatever I want to talk about then let us not rather talk altogether,” Duterte said, on the 2016 UN arbitral ruling. Read more »