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'Kuwentong kutsero,' Palace says of alleged military withdrawal of Duterte support

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 04:23 PM

Malacañang on Monday dismissed as hearsay the rumors that some military generals have withdrawn their support for President Rodrigo Duterte, over his alleged failure to condemn Chinese incursion into Philippine waters.  Read more »

Ilang grupo nababahala sa paghabol ng China ship sa PH vessel na may sakay na news team

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 07:59 PM

MAYNILA - Nabahala ang ilang grupo at eksperto sa paghabol ng barko ng China sa isang fishing vessel sa West Philippine Sea na may kargang mga miyembro ng ABS-CBN News team.  Read more »

Palace mum on China ships' chase of Filipino vessel in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 11:51 AM

Malacañang on Friday refused to comment regarding Chinese ships armed with destructive missiles that chased a boat carrying a Filipino news team in the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

US, Philippine top diplomats express concerns over Chinese militia boats

Reuters
Posted at Apr 09 11:15 AM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, in a phone call on Thursday, expressed their shared concerns about Chinese militia vessels in South China Sea, the US State Department said in a statement.  Read more »

Duterte says China boats in West PH Sea no obstacle to COVID-19 vaccine cooperation

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 05:27 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said a swarm of Chinese boats in the West Philippine Sea was "not be an obstacle" to Beijing and Manila's COVID-19 vaccine cooperation, despite days of strong rebukes by his aides.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte backs Lorenzana in row with China over West PH Sea incursion

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

President Rodrigo Duterte "stands by" his Defense chief, who recently alleged that Beijing was looking to occupy more areas in the West Philippine Sea, citing the continued presence of Chinese vessels that Manila believes are manned by militias.  Read more »

Philippines turns up heat on China over boats massing in South China Sea

Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 05 05:43 PM

Territorial "incursions" by hundreds of Chinese vessels in the South China Sea are straining ties between Manila and Beijing, and could lead to "unwanted hostilities", an aide to President Rodrigo Duterte's said on Monday.   Read more »

Locsin seeks concessions on Beijing trip

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 02 03:22 PM

Manila has demanded more than 200 Chinese vessels leave Whitsun Reef as a South China Sea dispute again threatens to escalate into confrontation. Read more »

US, Philippine officials discuss Chinese activities at Julian Felipe Reef

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 01 11:32 AM

The national security advisers for the United States and the Philippines discussed their shared concerns over Chinese activities in the South China Sea in a call on Wednesday, the White House said.   Read more »

DFA says West PH Sea features, even with Chinese structures, are 'ours'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 09:36 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said features in the West Philippine Sea are "ours", even those with structures China built.  Read more »

PH task force: More Chinese ships spotted in West PH Sea, presence a 'threat' to sovereignty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 03:02 PM

MANILA — A Philippine government task force on Wednesday said about 250 Chinese vessels were seen to have remained this week in the West Philippine Sea, despite Manila's earlier protest against a Chinese flotilla in the disputed waters.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte has talked to 'friend' Beijing envoy about Chinese incursion in West PH Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 06:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has talked to an envoy of Beijing about the presence of some 200 Chinese ships at a West Philippine Sea reef his spokesman said on Thursday.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte to discuss Chinese incursion in West Philippine Sea with Beijing's envoy

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 10:33 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte will discuss with China's envoy in the Philippines the presence of some 200 Chinese boats at the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Read more »

China again asserts rights in S. China Sea, cites international law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 05:59 PM

“China's sovereignty, rights and interests in the South China Sea have been formed in the course of a long history, and are in line with international law and practice." Read more »

Why China is now looking to have its say on international law

Laura Zhou in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 06 10:22 AM

Beijing used to steer clear of multilateral tribunals, preferring to go one on one in disputes. But four years after a decision against it on the South China Sea, Beijing is taking more of an interest in global rules and the way they are made. Read more »

Xi Jinping calls for coordinated approach on ‘rule of law’ to safeguard China’s interests

Jun Mai in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 19 03:14 PM

The Chinese president tells top Communist Party leaders that it must be promoted ‘at home and in matters involving foreign parties’. Legal experts say Xi's speech suggests Beijing may be more willing to engage on issues involving international law. Read more »

In speech to UN, Xi Jinping calls for mutual respect and cooperation between nations

Jacob Fromer in Washington, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 22 01:17 PM

The world’s great powers should respect international law and avoid double standards, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told a United Nations meeting on Monday. Read more »

PH to become int’l ‘lawbreaker’ if death penalty revived: expert

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 11:26 AM

The Philippines will go against its treaty obligations and be regarded as a “lawbreaker” among its peers should it revive the death penalty, an international criminal law scholar cautioned Thursday. Read more »

Duterte thanks Vietnam for saving Filipino fishermen; reiterates respect for rule of law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 07:27 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his gratitude to the captain and crew of the Vietnamese for helping the Filipino fishermen near Recto Bank. Read more »