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Five years after West PH Sea ruling, China's presence around Philippines only growing

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Jul 09 12:30 PM

Filipino fisherman Randy Megu has often braved the storms that spring up in the South China Sea, but these days he has a greater fear: seeing a Chinese maritime enforcement vessel on the horizon.  Read more »

Chinese envoy confident China, PH will keep 'good neighborhood'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 03:43 PM

Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said on Thursday that he is confident his country and the Philippines would maintain a “good neighborhood” where both countries help each other.   Read more »

Duterte, Arroyo celebrate PH-China relations

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 11:49 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)- For former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the golden age of relations between the Philippines and China began under her administration and reached new heights under President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Xi Jinping says ready to work with Duterte for 'win-win results, mutual benefits'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 09:59 PM

 Chinese leaders have sent letters of congratulations to their Philippine counterparts as the 2 countries marked their 46th year of diplomatic relations and as the Philippines is set to commemorate its Independence Day. Read more »

Pagbabago ng posisyon ng Duterte admin sa West PH Sea, may koneksyon ba sa Halalan 2022?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 09:59 PM

Naniniwala ang isang maritime law expert na bahagi ng paghahanda ng mga nasa pamahalaan ang bahagyang pagbabago ng posisyon nito sa paninindigan kaugnay sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Philippines files fresh protest vs China's 'incessant' presence in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 01:02 AM

MANILA— The Philippines on Friday filed a diplomatic protest against China over its "incessant" presence around the Pag-Asa Islands in the West Philippine Sea, the latest in a string of filings to counter Chinese encroachment in Philippine waters. Read more »

IBP urges PH gov't to uphold 2016 arbitral win vs China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 07:38 PM

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Thursday urged President Rodrigo Duterte's government to uphold the legality of a 2016 United Nations-backed ruling invalidating China's expansive claims on the South China Sea, as the country continues to disregard it. Read more »

Retired soldiers call for unified government stand on West Philippine Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 12:49 PM

MANILA - Two retired soldiers on Saturday called for a unified stand in addressing continuous Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea.   Read more »

Duterte balak makipagpulong sa mga dating pangulo ukol sa West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 07:43 PM

Plano ni Pangulong Duterte na imbitahan ang mga dating pangulo ng bansa para pag-usapan ang isyu ng West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Enrile questions impact of diplomatic protests vs China filed by Philippines

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 08:59 PM

Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Tuesday questioned the significance of diplomatic protests Manila has filed against Beijing regarding the superpower's actions in the South China Sea. Read more »

Take back West PH Sea remarks? Put Duterte comments in context, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 04:16 PM

Filipinos should put President Rodrigo Duterte's remarks in "context", Malacañang said on Monday, in response to calls from a retired justice and graduates from his alma matter demanding that he withdraw his comments on the West Philippine Sea, where Chinese incursions continue.   Read more »

Carpio launches online petition urging Duterte to retract statements on West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 03:56 PM

The Change.org petition is titled “President Duterte should retract his damaging statement on the WPS,” and has so far garnered more than 500 signatures as of this story's posting.  Read more »

Chinese envoy: China-PH relations ‘deepened’ under Duterte, maritime disputes ‘properly handled’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 08:38 PM

In a virtual forum, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said the two countries have been committed to peace and friendship since Duterte came into power in 2016. Read more »

'Jetskidding': Makabayan bloc slams Duterte over West PH Sea campaign 'joke'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 10:57 PM

After President Duterte backtracked from his 2016 election promise of riding the jet ski to the West Philippine Sea and plant a flag there as a statement against Beijing, House lawmakers from Makabayan bloc said the President was "jetskidding."  Read more »

Locsin orders filing of diplomatic protest anew over Chinese vessels in PH EEZ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 09:57 PM

Manila files yet another diplomatic protest against Beijing as hundreds of Chinese ships remain in Philippine waters.  Read more »

Diplomatic protest inihain dahil sa halos 300 Chinese vessel sa EEZ ng Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 08:15 PM

Isa na namang diplomatic protest ang inihain ng Pilipinas laban sa China. Read more »

83 protests vs. China filed by Philippines under Duterte admin, says DFA

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 06:32 PM

The Philippines has filed 83 diplomatic protests against China since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed power in mid-2016, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 09:12 PM

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