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Colleagues honor 'true patriot' Chito Sta. Romana

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 05:02 PM

The late ambassador Chito Sta. Romana was a 'true patriot' who helped forge stronger ties between Manila and Beijing, colleagues said on Friday. 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: China, PH have no quarrel, can talk about Spratly

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 07:24 PM

President Duterte said Manila and Beijing 'do not have any quarrel' and could 'talk' as fresh tensions surfaced in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Duterte: Rule of law sundin sa West Philippine Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:07 PM

Sa kaniyang talumpati sa Asia Europe Meeting, sumentro si Duterte sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea at ang kahalagahan ng mapayapang pag-uusap. Read more »

Resupply boats nakarating na sa Ayungin Shoal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 06:57 PM

Nakarating ngayong Martes sa Ayungin Shoal ang mga bangka na nagdala ng pagkain at iba pang supply sa mga tropa ng militar na nakaistasyon doon. 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 »

A poor start for Senator Manny Pacquiao

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jul 22 01:58 AM

Ill-fated from the start, it would appear that Senator Manny Pacquiao’s foray into the public’s elections consciousness was not given much preparation and thinking.  Read more »

Del Rosario scores Duterte for alleged 'failure of leadership' over West PH Sea

Willard Cheng and Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 06:20 PM

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Monday scored President Rodrigo Duterte for his alleged "failure of leadership" and "abysmal" record in asserting the country's rights in the West Philippine Sea over the last five years. Read more »

Duterte holds off VFA abrogation for another 6 months

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Updated as of Jun 14 09:03 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) — President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to extend the suspension of the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement between Manila and Washington, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, as Beijing's threat in the West Philippine Sea remains.  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 »

Robredo backs multilateral talks to equalize PH-China footing in sea dispute

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 01:08 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said Manila is at a disadvantage during bilateral talks with Beijing, and backs multilateral approach instead to settle the two countries' maritime dispute in the South China Sea. Read more »

From 'assert our rights' to 'don't antagonize': Enrile flip-flopped on Scarborough row, says journalist

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Updated as of May 19 03:48 PM

A veteran journalist on Wednesday accused former senator Juan Ponce Enrile of flip-flopping on West Philippine Sea, saying the then-lawmaker was then supportive of asserting the country's sovereign rights against China. Read more »

Lacson: PH should boost alliance amid sea row with China

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Updated as of May 18 03:23 PM

The Philippines should seek alliance with the world's powerful militaries amid its maritime dispute with China, a senator said Tuesday. Read more »

Retired soldiers, police urge Duterte to defend West PH Sea

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Updated as of May 18 08:47 AM

Retired Lt. Gen. Edilberto Adan said the Duterte administration's "contradicting statements" on the West Philippine Sea weakened the country's claim there. 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 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 »

'Jet ski scam na naman 'yan': Trillanes twits Duterte remark on keeping ships in West PH Sea

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 02:31 PM

MANILA - Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Saturday dismissed President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest statement that he will not withdraw Philippine ships from the West Philippine Sea as another “jet ski scam’. 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 »

Filipino fisherman feels betrayed after Duterte says West PH Sea jetski remark only a 'joke'

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Posted at May 12 10:00 PM

Betrayal and disappointment. It's the sorry outcome for the Filipino fisherman to whom then-presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte promised in 2016 to confront China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »