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Philippines filed 193 note verbales vs China in 2022

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 10:22 AM

A total of 193 note verbales have been filed by the Philippines against China this year, 65 of which were filed during the Marcos administration, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. Read more »

Philippines protests China rocket part seizure

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 08:23 PM

Manila has filed a diplomatic protest over the Chinese Coast Guard's seizure of rocket debris that the Filipino personnel found near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. Read more »

Pilipinas humingi ng paliwanag sa China tungkol sa Pag-asa Island incident

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Posted at Nov 24 08:52 PM

Humingi na ng paliwanag ang Pilipinas sa China sa isyu ng umano'y pag-agaw ng Chinese Coast Guard sa rocket debris na nakuha sa karagatan sa Pag-asa Island. Read more »

Utos ni Marcos na 'note verbale' para sa China, inaaksyunan na

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Updated as of Nov 23 08:29 PM

Inaaksyunan na ng Department of Foreign Affairs ang utos ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na magpadala ng note verbale sa China. Read more »

PH to send note verbale to China over Pag-Asa incident

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Posted at Nov 23 12:19 AM

China denies it used force to seize one of its rocket fragments that was being towed by a Philippine Navy ship in Philippine waters. Read more »

PH magpapadala ng note verbale sa China dahil sa insidente sa 'rocket debris'

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Posted at Nov 22 07:54 PM

Sang-ayon si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na magpadala ng note verbale sa China matapos ang umano'y pagkuha ng China coast guard ng lumulutang na rocket debris na narekober ng Philippine Navy sa karagatan sa Pag-asa island. Read more »

PH needs to send note verbale to China over rocket part 'seizure': Marcos Jr.

Job Manahan, David Dizon, and Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 09:58 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said Tuesday said it is necessary for the Philippines to send China a note verbale regarding the alleged forcible seizing by the latter's coast guard of a rocket debris recovered near Pag-asa Island by Filipino personnel over the weekend. Read more »

PH sends note verbale to US State Dep't after New York subway slashing

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Updated as of Mar 01 09:06 AM

The Philippines has sent a note verbale to the US State Department after an elderly Filipino was attacked on the New York subway, its envoy said Monday. Read more »

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 »