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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 »

Does Duterte gag order cover sea task force, defense chief? Spox says President clear enough

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 02:42 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte this week barred Cabinet members from talking about China's incursions in Philippine waters, save for his spokesman Harry Roque and the Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. But does the gag order cover Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who once demanded that Chinese ships leave the West Philippine Sea?    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 tells Duterte: Just ignore critics of your policy vs China

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Posted at May 17 10:33 PM

MANILA - Former senator Juan Ponce Enrile advised President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday to just ignore his critics regarding the issue of China and the West Philippine Sea. 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 »

Legal analysts: South China Sea arbitral win of PH not a mere piece of paper

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 02:18 PM

Legal analysts believe the decision that invalidated China’s expansive claim over the South China Sea is not a mere scrap of paper as how President Duterte described it. Read more »

Duterte vows not to withdraw ships from West PH Sea

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Posted at May 15 01:12 AM

The Philippine leader now says he would rather end his friendship with China than leave it unopposed in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

'Dito magtatapos ang ating pagkakaibigan': Duterte may babala sa China

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Posted at May 14 07:45 PM

Ani Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, huwag sanang ipamukha ng China na maliit lamang ang Pilipinas na maaaring tapak-tapakan. Read more »

Duterte seeks Enrile counsel on West PH Sea; says ex-senator 'was there from the beginning'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 02:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte, in a taped meeting that aired on Friday, said he would heed the advice on the West Philippine Sea of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile because "he was there from the beginning."  Read more »

'Our friendship will end here:' Duterte tells China he won't withdraw ships from West PH Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 02:37 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte warned Beijing that he would not withdraw Philippine ships from disputed waters, even if China killed him.    Read more »

Duterte: Many will die from West PH Sea 'kunsumisyon', but not me

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Updated as of May 14 06:08 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that he would not die from "kunsumisyon" or exasperation over the West Philippine Sea, a flashpoint in relations between Manila and Beijing. 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 »

Palace: Duterte's policy on China 'working' despite 'incursions'

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Updated as of May 13 05:49 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's policy towards Beijing is "working", Malacañang said on Thursday, after a government task force flagged "incursions" of nearly 300 Chinese ships in Philippine territory.  Read more »

West Philippine Sea an important issue in 2022: think tank exec

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 02:53 PM

The West Philippine Sea will be an important issue in the 2022 national elections as it encompasses not just foreign policy but also governance matter, a think tank head said Wednesday.   Read more »

Roque wrong in saying Julian Felipe Reef is outside PH EEZ - maritime law expert

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Updated as of May 12 04:03 PM

Harry Roque, the spokesman of President Rodrigo Duterte, is wrong in saying that Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea which Chinese vessels swarmed in March, is far-flung and outside of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, a maritime law expert said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte says his jet ski promise a 'pure joke' that 'stupid' people believed

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Posted at May 11 10:04 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said only stupid people would have believed his bold 2016 campaign promise to confront China's incursions in the West Philippine Sea.    Read more »

Palace: Duterte wants hush on sea dispute with China

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 11 06:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte wants the maritime dispute between China and the Philippines to quiet down, Malacañang said on Tuesday, even as it blamed the previous administration for the conflict.  Read more »

Palace: China militarization in PH waters, 'not okay, but what can we do?'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 05:34 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said it was "not okay" for China to continue its militarization of the West Philippine Sea, but at the same time asked what the Philippines could do about this.    Read more »

China-swarmed Julian Felipe Reef 'never' in PH possession: Palace

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

(UPDATE) Malacañang on Tuesday said that Julian Felipe Reef (Whitsun Reef) in the West Philippine Sea where Chinese boats swarmed beginning March is far-flung and outside of the country's exclusive economic zone, and had "never" been in Philippine possession. Read more »