News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Duterte urged: 'Walk the talk' on sea row with China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 12:06 AM

Filipinos should push President Rodrigo Duterte to "walk the talk" after he affirmed before the United Nations an arbitral award that junked China's claims to Philippine waters, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

China 'delaying' sea code of conduct until reclamation is complete: Carpio

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 12:01 PM

Beijing will keep "delaying" the code of conduct until it completes its reclamation and militarization of the South China Sea, including parts of Philippine territory, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio claimed Monday. Read more »

China aid 'a pittance' compared to what it claims in West Philippine Sea: Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 10:26 AM

MANILA -- China's promise of economic aid is "a pittance" compared to the resources that it lays claim to in the West Philippine Sea, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

Philippines can rally 'overwhelming majority' vs China before UN: Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 10:16 AM

Manila can rally an "overwhelming majority" of allies against Beijing if it raises before the United Nations an arbitral ruling that invalidated China's claims over the West Philippine Sea, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

After UN speech, Duterte urged to rally more nations vs China sea claims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 11:46 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte should strive to “get the support of more countries” following his assertion of the Philippines' arbitral victory against China’s sweeping claims over contested waters, a former official said Wednesday.  Read more »

Top diplomat refuses to bring up sea row to UN after 3 more countries oppose China claim

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 04:06 PM

Manila's top envoy on Friday refused again to raise before the United Nations the Philippines arbitral victory in South China Sea over Beijing, whose claim was rejected recently by France, Germany, and the UK.  Read more »

France, Germany, UK reject China's sweeping claims in South China Sea in joint note verbale

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 09:09 PM

France, Germany and the United Kingdom filed a joint note verbale, dated Sept. 16, with the United Nations in New York, rejecting China’s sweeping claims over the South China Sea. Read more »

Malaysia rejects PH claim over Sabah in note verbale

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 01:02 PM

MANILA - Malaysia has again rejected the Philippines' claim to Sabah and dismissed Manila's "excessive maritime claims" in the disputed Kalayaan Island Group (Spratlys) in the South China Sea, a note verbale submitted before the United Nations showed. Read more »

PH note verbale on China's response legally significant, expert says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 01:37 AM

The Philippines rejected Malaysia's petition to extend the limits of its continental shelf in the South China Sea. Read more »

Locsin: PH has protested Chinese incursions in West PH Sea 60 times under Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 02:57 PM

The Philippines has protested China's incursions into the West Philippines about 60 times since President Duterte assumed office in 2016, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday.  Read more »

Pilipinas iprinotesta ang presensiya ng Chinese vessels malapit sa West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 09:35 PM

magkasunod na diplomatic protest ang inilagak ng Pilipinas laban sa China dahil sa 2 insidente sa West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Philippines protests China's moves in Sibutu Strait, Pag-asa Island

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 03:31 PM

Manila protested the passage of Chinese warships through Sibutu Strait in the Philippines southern tip without prior clearance and the swarm of 113 Chinese vessels around Filipino-occupied Pag-asa Island, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said. Read more »

Jakarta wants clarification on alleged Indonesian couple's link to Jolo blasts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 01:31 PM

The Indonesian government is seeking clarification from Philippine officials after its citizens were linked to the deadly church bombing in Jolo, Sulu, a local news website said. Read more »

China weather stations in Spratly 'not claims of ownership' - Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 05:20 PM

China's weather stations in the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea are "not claims of ownership," Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Thursday, despite analysts' claim that the facilities could serve military purposes.  Read more »