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Duterte's accord with China on fishing should be made public: Monsod

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 08:27 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government should make public an alleged agreement on allowing Chinese fishermen to exploit the country's marine resources, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution said Friday. Read more »

OPINION: Finding sanity amid incoherence

Ellen Tordesillas
Posted at Jun 18 01:33 PM

President Duterte dismissed what happened in Reed Bank on June 9 where a Chinese fishing boat “Yuemaobinyu 42212” rammed a Philippine fishing boat, F/B Gimver 1 which threw the 22 Filipino fishermen into the waters in the darkness of the night until they were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing boat, as just a “maritime incident.” Read more »

OPINION: Why is there a Chinese military vessel in Reed Bank?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jun 17 02:09 PM

China has always coveted Reed Bank. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 11, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 12:01 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

'Sa Manlulupig, di pasisiil'

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 04:51 PM

Youth leaders from various organizations conduct a protest in front of the Chinese Consulate in Makati on the eve of Philippine Independence Day, Tuesday.  Read more »

Chinese envoy says Filipino illegal workers also present in China

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 06:59 PM

MANILA - Manila must deal with the issue of Chinese nationals working illegally in the Philippines “professionally,” Beijing’s envoy said Monday, as he noted that there are also Filipinos working illegally in China. Read more »

Pangilinan bats for resumption of oil exploration in Reed Bank

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 08:57 PM

PXP Energy Corp chairman Manny Pangilinan said he has asked the government to lift the ban on energy exploration in a disputed area of the West Philippine Sea where the company has a service contract.  Read more »

2 Chinese airlines launch direct flights to Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 02:20 AM

GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. said China Southern Airlines and Juneyao Airlines have launched direct flights from Cebu to 2 destinations in China.  Read more »

House leader defends Arroyo after finance chief's remarks

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 06:47 PM

House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. on Friday rebutted Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez who alluded to the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s alleged mishandling of financing from China. Read more »

Dominguez allays fears over 'Chinese debt trap'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 06:51 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said the Duterte administration will not fall into a "debt trap" with China because it has "learned much from a previous administration’s scandalous mismanagement of Chinese financing." Read more »

Ex-Ombudsman Morales warns of 'treason from within' in dispute with China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 02:41 AM

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales warned of "treason from within" in the West Philippine Sea dispute with China.  Read more »

PH readies red carpet for China’s Xi

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 03:33 PM

The Philippines is getting ready for the arrival on Tuesday of Chinese President Xi Jinping, considered the most important foreign ally of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

OPINION: Why this is best time for China to have joint exploration with PH

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Nov 16 04:02 PM

It is important for China to have a foothold in Reed Bank again, and they know that the best time to do it is while Duterte is president. Read more »

Duterte at the ASEAN Summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 02:50 AM

President Duterte wants China, which has built structures in disputed islands in the South China Sea, to lead the way to stability in the region. Also, the Palace said the president had to sleep through some events of the ASEAN Summit. Here are the stories featured in ANC’s newscasts today: Read more »

OPINION: China announces operation of weather station in Spratlys prior to Xi’s Manila visit

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Nov 05 12:49 AM

As Manila prepares for the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping two weeks from now, Beijing steps up its control of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea. Read more »

OPINION: The Rule of Law

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario
Posted at Sep 27 08:59 PM

The future may be unclear and uncertain today. But fidelity to the Rule of Law and believing that right is might would buttress a truly independent foreign policy. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte knows China’s ultimate goal is control of  South China Sea

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Aug 19 11:59 PM

Has President Duterte realized the folly of his subservience to China? Read more »

INFOGRAPHIC: Top foreign visitors to the Philippines

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group; infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 05:37 AM

Given President Duterte's pivot to China, have the Chinese replaced Koreans as the country's top foreign visitors? And, has the closure of Boracay affected tourist arrivals?  Read more »

Duterte's remarks on West PH Sea in SONA found wanting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 05:24 PM

MANILA - Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio found President Rodrigo Duterte's remarks on defending the country's interests in the West Philippine Sea vis-a-vis China wanting.  Read more »

OPINION: China’s critical study on South China Sea arbitration award

Ellen Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 23 01:59 PM

The study closes with the conclusion that the Tribunal’s many errors deprive its awards of validity and threaten to undermine the international rule of law. Read more »