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'Kung solohin mo, gulo talaga': Duterte warns of trouble if China monopolizes uranium, oil

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 03:47 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte warned of trouble if China will unilaterally exploit resources in the disputed South China Sea. Read more »

Duterte tells China to 'temper behavior' after S. China Sea incident

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 07:48 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said China should “temper” its behavior after another Philippine military aircraft flying over the disputed waters was shooed away by the Chinese. Read more »

Palace: No stopping PH patrols over S. China Sea

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 05:02 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday stressed that there is no stopping Philippine planes from flying over South China Sea, after another Philippine military aircraft flying over the disputed waters was shooed away by the Chinese. Read more »

Chinese 'intimidation' highlights need for sea code: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 11:20 AM

A Philippine Air Force plane that flew over Mischief Reef recently got a radio warning from the Chinese military, asking it to "leave immediately or bear responsibility for all the consequences." Read more »

PH against unilateral exploitation of South China Sea: Cayetano

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 03:34 PM

The Philippines will not allow oil and gas deposits in the South China Sea to be harvested "unilaterally," Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Tuesday. Read more »

Singapore asserts rule of law to calm South China Sea tensions

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 02:26 PM

Singapore, the host of this year's ASEAN meetings, believes in respecting international law, "and that countries do not use force or even resort to threat and use of force in order to resolve disputes." Read more »

China wants military drills with ASEAN in disputed sea, excluding US

Martin Abbugao and Ayee Macaraig, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 06:31 PM

China wants military exercises and energy exploration with Southeast Asian nations in disputed waters, according to a draft document, but insists on outside countries being excluded in what analysts said was a bid to diminish US influence.   Read more »

Robredo asks Filipinos to protest China militarization in West PH Sea

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 08:00 PM

 Vice President Leni Robredo urged Filipinos on Thursday to protest China's militarization in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

PH, China 'co-control' Panatag - Cayetano

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 02:12 PM

Beijing and Manila "co-control" the Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Monday night amid reports of the Chinese coast guard's harassment of Filipino fishermen there.  Read more »

Carpio calls for 'common agreement' on Scarborough shoal

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 03:48 PM

Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has suggested that a “common agreement" between the Philippines, China, and Vietna Read more »

China carries out missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tensions

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 15 06:58 PM

China's navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as China and the United States trade barbs over who is responsible for heightened tensions in the disputed waterways. Read more »

'Chinese noodles, cigarettes can't buy West PH Sea'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 05:07 PM

The Philippines' rights to to its waters cannot be equaled by knickknacks from Beijing, a group of activist fishermen said Thursday as it lambasted the Chinese coast guard's supposed harassment of Filipinos in Panatag Shoal.    Read more »

Palace says no need to file new case vs China over damaged Scarborough Shoal reefs

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 06:33 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday said there is no need to file a new case against China for the destruction of reefs in Scarborough Shoal, as suggested by acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio.   Read more »

Manila, Beijing in 'very serious conversations,' says DFA official

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 03:33 PM

Government agencies are "not being remiss in their duties" even if the discussions are not public, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella said. Read more »

PH, China agree to 'properly manage' maritime dispute: Chinese state media

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

The Philippines and China have agreed to "properly manage" disputes in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reported Thursday. Read more »

Palace: Chinese bombers a cause for concern but not a threat

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 02:04 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday said it views China’s deployment of bombers in the disputed South China Sea with concern, but it noted that the Philippine government does not consider it as a threat for now. Read more »

DFA says 'closely monitoring' S. China Sea after Beijing bombers land

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 08:20 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday said it was "closely monitoring" the situation in South China Sea, after Beijing landed bombers on islands and reefs in the disputed region as part of a training exercise. Read more »

China's missiles in Spratlys an 'escalation' of maritime dispute: analyst

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 10:28 PM

China's installation of missiles in the Spratly islands is an "escalation" of the dispute in the South China Sea, a maritime expert said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte says to explain China stance to military

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 08:14 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he would explain to the military why he has adopted a friendly stance towards China amid the South China Sea dispute.  Read more »

Palace defends Duterte’s criticism of Aquino on South China Sea dispute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 06:22 PM

Harry Roque said Duterte wanted to make it clear the maritime dispute was already occurring when Duterte assumed the presidency. Read more »