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

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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'

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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

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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

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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

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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 »