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Dredger barge lumubog sa dagat sakop ng Sipalay City

Mitch Lipa, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 06:40 PM

SIPALAY CITY, Negros Occidental – Lumubog sa dagat na sakop ng siyudad na ito ang isang dredger barge dahil sa lakas ng alon, Miyerkoles ng umaga. Read more »

Japan to transform MSDF destroyer into aircraft carrier

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 12 08:25 AM

TOKYO - Japan plans to effectively upgrade its helicopter carriers to enable them to transport and launch fighter jets, its draft new defense guidelines showed Tuesday, amid China's maritime assertiveness in waters around the country. Read more »

Ex-Marina staff, huli sa pagbebenta umano ng pekeng certificate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:01 PM

Naaresto sa entrapment operation ang isang dating empleyado ng Maritime Industry Authority matapos umanong magbenta ng pekeng certificate of proficiency sa isang aplikante.  Read more »

US think-tank casts doubt on South China Sea code

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 04:15 PM

Chances of signing a code of conduct in the South China Sea any time soon may be slim, an analyst from a US think-tank said on Friday.   Read more »

PCG intercepts smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga

Jewel Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 07:44 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) intercepted an estimated P300,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes from a ship docked at the city’s port on Friday. Read more »

Beijing lashes out at US for South China Sea sail-by

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 07:31 PM

China on Friday scolded the United States for sending naval vessels close to disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations. Read more »

China recognizes PH sovereign rights in SCS oil and gas deal: Carpio

Ellen T. Tordesillas, VERA Files
Updated as of Nov 25 12:46 PM

Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio said Friday China could be recognizing the sovereign rights of the Philippines in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Read more »

Vietnam protests new building by Beijing in South China Sea

Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 07:45 PM

China's construction of a new platform in a remote part of the disputed South China Sea is a serious violation of Vietnam's sovereignty, its foreign ministry said on Thursday.  Read more »

The night James Hamilton-Paterson came over for drinks

Regina Abuyuan
Posted at Nov 22 01:49 PM

What do you talk about when with the reclusive James Hamilton-Paterson, the British literary exile, poet, and award-winning novelist? The obvious things. Food is a good start. Read more »

Panawagan ng mga senador, eksperto: Detalye ng China-PH oil deal ibunyag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 09:25 PM

Obserbasyon ng marami, todo-pagmamalaki ang gobyerno sa mga kasunduang nilagdaan nito kasama ang China ngunit halos wala namang inilalabas na detalye. Read more »

PH, China agree to exercise self-restraint at sea

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 06:40 PM

The Philippines and China have agreed to exercise self-restraint in the hotly contested South China Sea, as the two maritime rivals ease tension under Beijing-friendly Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Markets on 'wait and see' on PH-China deals: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 10:50 AM

Twenty-nine deals were signed late Tuesday as President Rodrigo Duterte hosted Xi Manila, including a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on oil and gas development. Read more »

Duterte welcomes Xi in historic PH visit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 10:51 PM

A former journalist and Chinese expert said Manila can strengthen its relations with Beijing without sacrificing its sovereignty and rights over the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

No surprise in Duterte’s lack of S. China Sea mention to Xi: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 11:50 PM

Discussing the issues hounding the South China Sea dispute would be "very problematic" and may be "offensive" to Xi Jinping, an analyst says. Read more »

Xi wants PH as China’s ‘strategic’ ally

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 08:50 PM

MANILA - China and the Philippines have agreed to elevate their relationship into a strategic alliance, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday, as Beijing sought to counter decades-long American dominance in the Pacific nation.   Read more »

Duterte welcomes Xi in historic PH visit

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 06:35 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping in Malacañang, as the Chinese leader seeks to reinforce Beijing’s ties with Manila long marred by a bitter maritime dispute. Read more »

Higit 100 pasahero, stranded sa Pulauan Port sa Dapitan

Dynah Diestro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 04:57 PM

DAPITAN CITY - Kanselado ang biyahe ng mga pampasaherong barko papuntang Cebu at Dumaguete. Read more »

Palace slams 'skewed' SWS survey on China

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 10:39 AM

Malacañang on Tuesday slammed a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing that most Filipinos oppose the government’s supposed inaction on China’s military encroachment in South China Sea. Read more »

Sri Lanka as cautionary tale: Analyst warns vs China debt trap

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 11:22 AM

The Philippine government must be smart in dealing with China, a Peking University adjunct professor warned Tuesday, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit here.  Read more »

Filipinos consistent in rejecting pivot to China: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 09:42 AM

Dindo Manhit, president of Stratbase ADR Institute, said Filipinos have been consistent in rejecting the pivot to China in every survey. "There's a continuing distrust to a country that they may perceive to have challenged our maritime security, our own territorial integrity." Read more »