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President must give weight to Senate reso on S. China Sea - analyst

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 09:00 PM

A resolution of the Senate, such as a recent one criticizing China's continuing intrusions in the West Philippine Sea, must be given weight by the president of the country, a political science professor said Thursday. Read more »

Chinese permanent rescue, maritime offices stationed on Spratlys

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jul 24 08:12 AM

China’s three biggest man-made islands in the Spratlys will host a new flying squadron, as well as maritime rescue and administration staff. There have long been calls to upgrade search and rescue capabilities ‘to enhance China’s dominance over South China Sea affairs’. Read more »

Lorenzana bumuwelta sa pagpapaalis sa barko ng Pinas sa Ayungin

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Posted at Nov 25 02:16 PM

Bumuwelta si Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana matapos ihayag ng China na dapat nang alisin sa Ayungin Shoal ang barko ng Pilipinas doon. Read more »

China is a trespasser at Ayungin Shoal: DND chief

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Updated as of Nov 25 08:27 PM

China is a trespasser at the Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea as the Philippines' claim over the area is affirmed by the UNCLOS and the 2016 arbitral award, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Read more »

China’s largest civilian patrol boat could be used to support S. China Sea claims

Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Oct 24 09:43 AM

The newly launched Haixun 09 will be used to protect the country’s maritime claims, according to state broadcaster CCTV. But one military observer warns that deploying it to disputed waters risks triggering an international incident with rival claimants. Read more »

‘No arbitration’ occurred, says Duterte despite PCA ruling favoring PH

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 02:01 AM

President Duterte said in his last SONA on Monday that “arbitration” between the Philippines and China over conflicting maritime claims in the South China Sea never occurred as the latter refused to participate in the Permanent Court of Arbitration.  Read more »

Ex-SC associate justice bares supposed bitter division among Aquino's advisers on China

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Posted at Jul 12 10:37 PM

Five years to the day since winning an arbitral ruling against China, legal experts of the Philippine team that accomplished it are embroiled in arguments with the Duterte administration and within themselves.  Read more »

PH suing China over sea claims is PNoy's lasting legacy: Jardeleza

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Posted at Jun 24 04:26 PM

Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III will be best remembered for bringing China to court over its expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea -- a landmark case that Manila has won against Beijing, a former magistrate said Thursday. Read more »

AFP chief Sobejana visits Pag-asa island in West Philippine Sea

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Posted at Jun 09 04:09 PM

The visit comes after recent diplomatic protests made by the Philippines over what it says is the illegal presence of hundreds of "Chinese maritime militia" vessels inside its exclusive economic zone and near its occupied islands. Read more »

PH youth groups condemn Chinese intrusion

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Posted at Jun 07 02:28 PM

Members of different youth groups hold a protest condemning Chinese intrusion in the West Philippine Sea, outside the Chinese Consulate office on Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City on Monday. Read more »

UP law professors to Duterte: Act in the best interest of Filipinos, retract remarks on WPS

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 05:40 PM

Faculty members of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law on Sunday reminded President Rodrigo Duterte "to act in the best interest of the Philippines and the Filipino people" as they urged him to retract his controversial statements on the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

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 »

Analyst tells Duterte: 'Hindi istupido ang Pilipinong botante'

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 03:16 PM

The Filipino electorate who believed President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign promise of defending the nation's maritime interest in the West Philippine Sea are not "stupid," a political analyst said Tuesday. 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 »

Philippines should not have a misplaced 'debt of gratitude' to China - senator

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 02:16 PM

The Philippines should not have a "misplaced" feeling of indebtedness to China, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said Thursday after President Rodrigo Duterte's remark that Manila owes the Asian giant for its aid, including donated COVID-19 vaccines.   Read more »

China has no authority to prevent PH from holding exercises in WPS: Lorenzana

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Posted at Apr 28 04:02 PM

China has "no authority or legal basis to prevent" the Philippines from conducting maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday. Read more »

‘Leave President to his devices’ on maritime row with China, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 03:15 PM

Malacañang said on Thursday the public should leave President Rodrigo Duterte "to his own devices" in dealing with China as authorities tried to resolve the massing of some 240 Chinese ships in Philippine territorial waters. Read more »