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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 »

Duterte itinangging nangako siya tungkol sa West PH Sea noong nangangampanya

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Updated as of May 04 09:12 PM

Inulan ng batikos ang tahasang pagkaila ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kaniyang pangako.  Read more »

'Mind basic manners': China hits back at Locsin after expletive-laden tweet

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Updated as of May 04 09:32 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) — China on Tuesday told Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to mind his "basic manners" following his recent expletive-laden tweet demanding Beijing's ships to leave Philippine waters.  Read more »

Duterte vs Pacquiao? President remains senator's fan, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 03:12 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday denied that there was a supposed rift growing between President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Emmanuel Pacquiao ahead of the 2022 elections.  Read more »

DFA chief Locsin minura ang China, pinalalayas na sa West PH Sea

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Posted at May 03 09:01 PM

Minura ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. ang China sa patuloy na pagtambay sa karagatang sakop ng Pilipinas.  Read more »

Pacquiao: Duterte’s stance vs China waned after 2016 elections

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Posted at May 03 08:04 PM

“Nakukulangan ako doon kumpara doon sa bago siya tumakbo eleksyon pa lang. Dapat ituloy niya yun para magkaroon ng respeto sa atin ang China," the senator explained.  Read more »

'Tayo pa ang nag-aaway': Lacson says Philippine leaders should be 'united' in West Philippine Sea issue

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Posted at May 01 07:56 PM

“Ang irony nito at nakakalungkot, sa halip na magtulong-tulong tayong mga Pilipino, especially mga leaders, tayo pa nag-aaway-away sa usaping West Philippine Sea. Dapat iisa ang position natin. Yan ang nagpapakita ng weakness natin sa China," Lacson said.  Read more »

Rouse him from 'sleep under his kulambo': Carpio cites Duterte's 'self-inflicted' blows favoring China on sea dispute

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 02:16 PM

In one of his strongest statements yet against President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign policy towards China, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio encouraged Filipinos to “wake Duterte” from sleep and correct the narrative that China is in possession of the West Philippine Sea. 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 »

Beijing to PH: 'Respect China's sovereignty, rights'

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Updated as of Apr 27 08:13 PM

(3rd UPDATE) The Chinese government urged Philippine authorities to "respect" their supposed sovereignty over South China Sea as Manila ramped up maritime drills and patrols in the area amid growing tensions.  Read more »

78 protests filed vs China since Duterte took office: DFA

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 06:13 PM

The Philippines has filed 78 diplomatic protests against China since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016, according to data provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Monday.   Read more »

DFA naghain ng 2 bagong diplomatic protest vs China

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Posted at Apr 23 08:28 PM

Muling naghain ng protesta ang Pilipinas dahil sa 160 barko ng China na nakatambay sa karagatan ng Pilipinas.  Read more »

PH fires 2 fresh diplomatic protests vs China over West Philippine Sea incursions

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Updated as of Apr 23 12:55 PM

According to the statement, the DFA lodged the diplomatic protests on Wednesday due to the "continued deployment, lingering presence, and activities of Chinese vessels" in the country's maritime zones, most especially in the West Philippine Sea.    Read more »

Duterte papalag lang kung langis na ang kukuhanin ng China sa West PH Sea

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Posted at Apr 20 08:20 PM

Nagsalita na si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte hinggil sa isyu sa pananatili ng mga barko ng China sa West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Duterte on Chinese ships situated in West PH Sea — ‘I don’t want any quarrel’

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Updated as of Apr 20 04:58 AM

In a televised public briefing, Duterte spoke on the topic for the first time since hundreds of Chinese ships were spotted in those waters late last month.  Read more »

Philippine Coast Guard patrols West PH Sea, sends boats to lingering Chinese vessels

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Posted at Apr 15 06:25 PM

In a message, the PCG said the photos, which showed authorities nearby the 7 Chinese lingering vessels in Philippine waters, were taken on Tuesday and on Wednesday.    Read more »

PH files fresh diplomatic protests vs China

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Posted at Apr 14 11:11 PM

A fresh volley of diplomatic protests fired off by the Philippines against China's continued intrusion into the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

DFA's Locsin files 2 new diplomatic protests vs Beijing

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 09:46 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday ordered his agency to file a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of some 240 Chinese ships across the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

At least 240 Chinese ships swarming in Philippines' EEZ: NTF-WPS

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Updated as of Apr 14 12:27 AM

MANILA - At least 240 Chinese ships were found in various parts of the West Philippine Sea, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said Tuesday as it denounced the continuous swarming of Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Read more »

Labor relations ng Pilipinas, Tsina, hindi apektado ng tensyon sa West PH Sea: DOLE

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 04:14 PM

MAYNILA - Malaki ang paniwala ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na hindi magkakaroon ng negatibong epekto sa labor deployment sa China ang tensiyon sa West Philippine Sea. Read more »