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China, not Duterte, will throw away Philippines' arbitral victory, says Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 05:45 PM

Malacañang on Thursday sought to clarify another remark from President Rodrigo Duterte, this time on the country's 2016 arbitral victory against China on the South China Sea which the latter referred to as "just a piece of paper" that he will dump in a wastebasket. Read more »

Duterte threatens ex-DFA chief with ‘hanging’ for pulling out ships in West PH Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 01:38 AM

Duterte alleged the Philippines lost Scarborough Shoal when former foreign affairs secretary Albert Del Rosario removed Philippine vessels from the area in 2012. Read more »

Duterte calls Philippine arbitral victory vs China a piece of 'paper' that led to nothing

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 01:11 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday likened Manila's arbitral victory that invalidated China's sweeping claims to the West Philippine Sea to a piece of "paper", which he said led to nothing.    Read more »

Palace: Duterte 'clear' he had no vow to take back West Philippine Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 05:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte was "clear" when he said he had made no promise to take back Chinese-controlled territory in Philippine waters, Malacañang said on Tuesday.    Read more »

Locsin apologizes to Chinese counterpart over expletive

Jamaine Punzalan and Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 04:28 PM

(UPDATE) The Philippines' top diplomat on Tuesday apologized to his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, after his expletive-laden message on Twitter demanding China to remove its ships from the West Philippine Sea.    Read more »

Duterte says he 'never promised anything' on sea dispute vs China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 04:31 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that he “never promised anything” about Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea, when he ran for chief executive in the 2016 elections.    Read more »

Duterte says don’t be rude to China; says he will punch ex-DFA official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 11:34 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday the Philippines need not be rude to China as the two countries settle their maritime dispute. Read more »

Palace denies China snubbed Duterte over sea row

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 04:07 PM

Malacañang on Monday denied that Beijing ignored President Rodrigo Duterte over Manila's demand for the withdrawal of Chinese ships from the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Duterte: Philippines grateful to China, but West Philippine Sea 'cannot be bargained'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 04:46 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that while the Philippines holds a "debt of gratitude" for Chinese aid, its territorial waters "cannot be bargained."  Read more »

Palace denies Duterte-Xi 'fishing deal' in West PH Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 01:41 PM

Malacañang denied on Friday a supposed 2-year-old verbal agreement between President Rodrigo Duterte and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, which an official said allowed China to fish in Philippine waters.  Read more »

US waiting for Philippines to call for help vs Chinese sea incursion: Manila envoy

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 03:57 PM

The United States is waiting for the Philippines' call for help to push back against Chinese incursion of its territorial waters, an envoy of Manila said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte mum on Chinese boats in PH waters because aides are talking - Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 03:32 AM

Under the doctrine of qualified political agency, "the utterances of the alter egos are utterances of the President, unless the President renounces them," said Duterte's spokesman Harry Roque.  Read more »

Military tells media to 'exercise prudence' after armed Chinese crafts chase Filipino crew

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 08:25 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday reminded members of the media to "exercise prudence" in doing its coverage inside the West Philippine Sea, as they are supposedly "concerned" for everyone's well-being. Read more »

Palace mum on China ships' chase of Filipino vessel in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 11:51 AM

Malacañang on Friday refused to comment regarding Chinese ships armed with destructive missiles that chased a boat carrying a Filipino news team in the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

DND, AFP 'concerned' after Chinese ships chased Filipino boat in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 03:36 PM

The Department of National Defense (DND) and the country's Armed Forces on Thursday aired their concerns after 2 Chinese missile crafts chased down a Filipino vessel in Philippine waters, where members of the ABS-CBN News team were aboard. Read more »

US, Philippine top diplomats express concerns over Chinese militia boats

Reuters
Posted at Apr 09 11:15 AM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, in a phone call on Thursday, expressed their shared concerns about Chinese militia vessels in South China Sea, the US State Department said in a statement.  Read more »

Duterte says China boats in West PH Sea no obstacle to COVID-19 vaccine cooperation

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 05:27 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said a swarm of Chinese boats in the West Philippine Sea was "not be an obstacle" to Beijing and Manila's COVID-19 vaccine cooperation, despite days of strong rebukes by his aides.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte backs Lorenzana in row with China over West PH Sea incursion

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 05:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte "stands by" his Defense chief, who recently alleged that Beijing was looking to occupy more areas in the West Philippine Sea, citing the continued presence of Chinese vessels that Manila believes are manned by militias.  Read more »

Philippines turns up heat on China over boats massing in South China Sea

Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 05 05:43 PM

Territorial "incursions" by hundreds of Chinese vessels in the South China Sea are straining ties between Manila and Beijing, and could lead to "unwanted hostilities", an aide to President Rodrigo Duterte's said on Monday.   Read more »

Locsin seeks concessions on Beijing trip

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 02 03:22 PM

Manila has demanded more than 200 Chinese vessels leave Whitsun Reef as a South China Sea dispute again threatens to escalate into confrontation. Read more »