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Carlos defends Duterte's actions on China row

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 11:49 PM

National Security Adviser Sec. Clarita Carlos on Thursday defended the Duterte administration's policy on addressing the dispute between Manila and Beijing. Read more »

Lorenzana: China didn't grab any new territory during Duterte presidency

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 08:19 PM

Lorenzana described the current situation in the area as "quiet and stable." Read more »

Duterte nakiramay sa pamilya ng pumanaw na si Amb. Sta. Romana

Jose Carretero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 02:19 AM

Nakiramay si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa pamilya ng pumanaw na si Ambassador to China Jose Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana nitong Sabado ng gabi. Read more »

Duterte says no president can give up West PH Sea

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 01:00 PM

President Duterte reiterated that he did not relinquish the West Philippine Sea despite his administration’s warm ties with the Chinese government. Read more »

Duterte says to meet Xi Jinping on April 8

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 01:09 AM

It was unclear whether both heads of state will meet physically or if the meeting will be conducted through a phone or video call. Read more »

Bongbong on US-China conflict: 'You want to be friends with anyone'

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 05:42 PM

Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday that the Philippines needed to be "friends with anyone" in case conflict arose between the United States and China. Read more »

Minister to PH: Keep China-friendly policy after election

Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 05:58 AM

Chinese foreign minister says Duterte’s approach has been in the interests of both countries and should continue. Read more »

Duterte to join US democracy summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 06:37 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will join the Summit for Democracy hosted by the United States this week, Malacañang said. Read more »

Ayungin resupply: Esperon cries 'harassment' vs China

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 03:00 PM

Chinese documentation of a resupply mission for Filipino troops at a West Philippine Sea outpost is a form of "harassment", an official said. Read more »

PH: Ayungin Shoal resupply mission successful after Chinese attack

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 12:42 PM

Government said a resupply mission reached troops stationed at Ayungin Shoal on Tuesday, after it was aborted last week when it was blocked by China. Read more »

Duterte on Ayungin incident: This doesn't speak well of PH-China relations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 10:17 PM

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gave China a stern reprimand after its Coast Guard ships harassed supply vessels sent by Manila to the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Duterte sinita ang ginawa ng China sa Ayungin shoal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 07:37 PM

Kinondena ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pagharang ng Chinese coast guard sa resupply mission ng militar sa Ayungin shoal. Read more »

Duterte to China: Philippines 'abhors' sea standoff

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 03:44 PM

Manila 'abhors' the Chinese coast guard's use of water cannon against Filipino resupply boats, President Rodrigo Duterte said. Read more »

Marcos agrees with Duterte China policy; confuses ICC, arbitral tribunal

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 05:19 PM

Bongbong Marcos said President Rodrigo Duterte was employing the right way approach on China and the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

No strings attached to Chinese vaccines but boats there

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 08:44 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday there were no strings attached to China's delivery of COVID-19 vaccines—except that their boats are there. Read more »

Duterte fully restores troop pact with United States

Idrees Ali and Karen Lema, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 30 06:39 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a pact governing the presence of US troops in the Philippines, the two countries' defense ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that had caused increasing concern in Washington and Manila. 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 »

Palace 'confident' no China oil exploration in Scarborough despite device found

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 03:45 PM

Malacañang said on Thursday it was "confident" that China was not exploring for oil at Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, despite reports that Filipino fishermen found a device use for this effort in the area.  Read more »

Ex-DFA chief Del Rosario tells public to vote for candidate who is good for PH, not China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 10:30 PM

Former Philippine top diplomat Albert del Rosario is unfazed by threats from President Rodrigo Duterte over his claim that China interfered in the 2016 elections. Read more »

US Defense secretary to visit Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 20 02:09 PM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Southeast Asia later this month, the Pentagon said, a trip that will include stops in the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, according to the US embassy in Hanoi.   Read more »