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China envoy thanks Duterte for better PH-China ties

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 05:37 PM

China's Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian on Friday thanked outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte for his "great contributions" to stronger ties between Manila and Beijing. 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 »

Duterte orders full staff work on pitch for new baselines law amid S. China Sea disputes

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 05:29 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is "very appreciative" of a call for to amend the country's baselines law which would supposedly allow Manila to enforce the 2016 arbitral ruling that junked Beijing's claim Philippine waters, Malacañang said on Thursday.    Read more »

Biazon hits Duterte admin 'disconnect' in response to sea row vs China

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Updated as of May 21 10:56 AM

A former senator and ex-Armed Forces chief criticized Friday the Duterte administration's apparent "disconnect" in its response to Chinese intrusions in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Duterte says 'comedy' if he turns to UN for help vs China on S. China Sea dispute

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 07:32 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte, in a speech that aired on Friday, said he would be the subject of "comedy" if he turns to the United Nations to counter China's incursions into the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Duterte's vow at UN on WPS issue 'supreme expression of PH foreign policy': DFA

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Posted at May 07 10:38 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's commitment to international agreements with the territorial row in the West Philippine Sea in his first speech at the United Nations, stands as the Philippines' "supreme expression of foreign policy" on the waterway's issue. Read more »

China, not Duterte, will throw away Philippines' arbitral victory, says Palace

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Updated as of May 06 05:45 PM

Malacañang on Thursday sought to clarify another remark from President Rodrigo Duterte, this time on the country's 2016 arbitral victory against China on the South China Sea which the latter referred to as "just a piece of paper" that he will dump in a wastebasket. Read more »

Duterte threatens ex-DFA chief with ‘hanging’ for pulling out ships in West PH Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 01:38 AM

Duterte alleged the Philippines lost Scarborough Shoal when former foreign affairs secretary Albert Del Rosario removed Philippine vessels from the area in 2012. Read more »

Duterte calls Philippine arbitral victory vs China a piece of 'paper' that led to nothing

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 01:11 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday likened Manila's arbitral victory that invalidated China's sweeping claims to the West Philippine Sea to a piece of "paper", which he said led to nothing.    Read more »

Palace: Duterte 'clear' he had no vow to take back West Philippine Sea

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Posted at May 04 05:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte was "clear" when he said he had made no promise to take back Chinese-controlled territory in Philippine waters, Malacañang said on Tuesday.    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 »

Duterte urged: 'Walk the talk' on sea row with China

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Updated as of Sep 29 12:06 AM

Filipinos should push President Rodrigo Duterte to "walk the talk" after he affirmed before the United Nations an arbitral award that junked China's claims to Philippine waters, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

From Cory Aquino to Duterte, China 'consistently aggressive' in sea row — Carpio

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 12:20 PM

"How can you say that the relationship has been rosy with all other Presidents except President Noynoy Aquino? No. China has been consistently aggressive all throughout, whoever the President is," retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

China 'delaying' sea code of conduct until reclamation is complete: Carpio

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 12:01 PM

Beijing will keep "delaying" the code of conduct until it completes its reclamation and militarization of the South China Sea, including parts of Philippine territory, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio claimed Monday. Read more »

China aid 'a pittance' compared to what it claims in West Philippine Sea: Carpio

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Posted at Sep 28 10:26 AM

MANILA -- China's promise of economic aid is "a pittance" compared to the resources that it lays claim to in the West Philippine Sea, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

Philippines can rally 'overwhelming majority' vs China before UN: Carpio

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Posted at Sep 28 10:16 AM

Manila can rally an "overwhelming majority" of allies against Beijing if it raises before the United Nations an arbitral ruling that invalidated China's claims over the West Philippine Sea, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

Robredo lauds Duterte's UN speech, South China Sea win commitment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 11:34 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for rejecting attempts to undermine the Philippines’ victory in a 2016 ruling on the South China Sea during his first appearance at the UN General Assembly last week.  Read more »

Beijing reiterates refusal to recognize Manila's 2016 arbitral win

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Posted at Sep 25 11:55 PM

Unfazed by President Rodrigo Duterte's move to invoke Manila's arbitral win in the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly. Read more »

Palace shields PH trade with China from Duterte's historic assertion of sea rights

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 03:03 PM

The Philippines will "move on" with trade and investments with China, Malacañang said Thursday as it shielded renewed economic ties with the economic superpower from President Rodrigo Duterte's historic assertion of Manila's sea rights before the United Nations. Read more »

After UN speech, Duterte urged to rally more nations vs China sea claims

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Updated as of Sep 23 11:46 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte should strive to “get the support of more countries” following his assertion of the Philippines' arbitral victory against China’s sweeping claims over contested waters, a former official said Wednesday.  Read more »