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‘Friend closer than a brother’: Duterte confident PH could boost ties with Japan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 02:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he was confident that the Philippines could strengthen a "gift of timeless value", its relation with Japan, which he called "a friend closer than a brother."    Read more »

Sonaserye 2021: Pangakong ‘independent foreign policy’ ni Duterte natupad ba?

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 08:29 PM

Independent foreign policy ang ipinangakong tatahakin ni Duterte pagdating sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa ibang bansa.  Read more »

Duterte lauds China's Communist Party on 100th anniversary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 11:31 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday paid tribute to China's Communist Party as its celebrated its centenary, adding that the Manila trusts Beijing would "use its newfound strength in defense of what is good and just for all humanity."  Read more »

Duterte says 'win-win cooperation' with China ensures 'greater peace, progress'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 06:03 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday a "win-win cooperation" between China and the Philippines would ensure "greater peace, progress, and prosperity" between the 2 countries.    Read more »

Pacquiao tells Duterte: My stance on West PH Sea reflects sentiment of Filipino majority

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 06:11 PM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday refuted President Rodrigo Duterte's statement that he should educate himself more about the Philippines' foreign policy before commenting on Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

'Mag-aral ka muna,' Duterte tells Pacquiao on China policy

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 10:11 PM

MANILA - Sen. Manny Pacquiao should educate himself first before making comments on the Philippines' approach towards China amid tensions between the two countries, President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday. Read more »

Who is responsible for Philippine foreign policy?

Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco, LL.M
Posted at Jun 03 04:24 PM

Filipinos expect their President to protect the Philippines, not the interests of a foreign government encroaching on our territories and exploiting our marine resources. But more importantly, as citizens we cannot be like lemmings just blindly following his lead. Read more »

US says will distribute vaccines 'according to need', not to curry favor

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 09:29 PM

The United States on Wednesday reiterated it will distribute vaccines globally according to need, not in exchange for political favors, a US senior official said.  Read more »

Carpio nabahala sa bagong China Coast Guard law

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 06:10 PM

Nagpahayag ng pagkabahala sa bagong China Coast Guard Law ang dating Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio. Read more »

Enrile tells Duterte: Just ignore critics of your policy vs China

ABS-CBN News
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 »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

New Zealand's Ardern says differences with China becoming harder to reconcile

Praveen Menon, Reuters
Posted at May 03 11:15 AM

Differences between New Zealand and its top trading partner China are becoming harder to reconcile as Beijing's role in the world grows and changes, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.  Read more »

Defend country's waters instead of 'red-tagging,' analyst tells military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 05:10 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines should be defending the country's waters from China instead of being preoccupied with "red tagging" fellow Filipinos, a political analyst said Sunday. Read more »

Pilipinas naging 'masyadong mapagbigay' sa China sa isyu ng West PH Sea: eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 08:26 PM

Naging "masyadong mapagbigay" ang Pilipinas sa China kaugnay sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea, dahilan para dumagsa ang mga barko ng Tsina sa naturang katubigan, ayon sa isang eksperto. Read more »

SAPUL SA VIDEO: Pinay na lola walang habas na ginulpi sa New York

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 07:33 PM

Isang Pinay ang inatake kamakailan sa New York sa Amerika, ang pinakahuli sa humahabang listahan ng karahasan laban sa Asian community sa naturang bansa.  Read more »

Biden’s national security strategy silent on PH; warns against authoritarianism

Charmaine C. Deogracias, VERA Files
Posted at Mar 09 09:44 PM

For the first time since 1996, neither the Philippines nor its alliance with the United States was mentioned in the U.S. president’s national security strategy as he warned against the “global march” of authoritarianism that threatens democracy. Read more »