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Carpio: Filipinos need leader who can address China issue

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:18 AM

MANILA - Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday said Filipinos need a leader who can address the country’s territorial issues with China. Read more »

Carpio blasts China Coast Guard goodwill visit as another ship loiters Ayungin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 07:35 PM

Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday slammed China after one of its ships was spotted patroling Ayungin Shoal on the day China Coast Guard arrived in Manila for a goodwill visit. Read more »

Not our fault: DND chief defends public backlash over China Coast Guard goodwill visit

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:09 PM

NO ONE TO BLAME BUT CHINA: Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday he understood why the Filipino public had reacted negatively about the China Coast Guard's goodwill visit to the Philippines. Read more »

China admits fishing in Indonesian-claimed waters

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 16 10:39 PM

China admitted Thursday that its fishermen had recently caught fish in disputed waters claimed by Indonesia as part of its exclusive economic zone and by the Chinese as traditional fishing grounds. Read more »

China's new PH ambassador bullish on SCS code of conduct

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 11:14 PM

Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said China remains optimistic about an “early conclusion” of the crafting of an ASEAN-China code of conduct in the South China Sea.    Read more »

China's Coast Guard visits PH for week-long visit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 08:43 AM

The goodwill visit was met by ill will from Filipino netizens who criticized the Chinese Coast Guard's aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

OPINION: Why this Vietnamese academic doubts an ASEAN-China COC deal

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 14 12:02 PM

Why this Vietnamese academic thinks ASEAN is unlikely to conclude with China a ‘meaningful’ Code of Conduct in South China Sea.  Read more »

OPINION: In the South China Sea, ASEAN needs to stand united

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Jan 14 03:03 AM

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are the 2 biggest threats to global peace today. Read more »

Chinese timbog sa ipinuslit na P15-milyong halaga ng karne ng exotic animals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 02:34 AM

Nasamsam ng Manila Veterinary Inspection Board ang higit 6 na toneladang karne ng exotic animals.   Read more »

‘Friendly visit’: Manila to welcome Chinese coast guard ship this week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 01:51 PM

A Chinese coast guard ship will visit Manila this week upon the invitation of its Philippine counterpart, the Chinese Embassy said Sunday. Read more »

PH to welcome Chinese coast guard ship in Manila next week

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 01:01 AM

A Chinese coast guard ship is set to arrive in Manila next week at the invitation of the Philippine government. Read more »

Indonesia, Japan agree to boost cooperation in South China Sea

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 10 09:52 PM

Japan and Indonesia agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation in further developing a newly built fisheries facility on the southern edge of the South China Sea and in providing technical support to the Indonesian coast guard. Read more »

Indonesia asks Japan to invest in islands near waters disputed with China

Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 03:40 PM

Widodo visited Natuna on Wednesday to assert Indonesia's sovereignty over the cluster of islands and the waters around them, after reports Chinese coastguard and fishing vessels had entered Indonesia's exclusive economic zone several times since last month. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 9, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 01:38 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Indonesian military says Chinese vessels left disputed waters

Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 06:30 PM

Indonesia stepped up air and sea patrols in the area, and on Wednesday Widodo visited one of the islands to drive home the message that it was Indonesian territory, at which point, his military said, the Chinese vessels quit the area. Read more »

Top diplomats exchange notes

Willy Kurniawan, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 03:22 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi exchange their signed notes during a signing ceremony and press briefing in Manila on Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 8, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 12:07 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Indonesia's president visits island in waters disputed by China

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 04:32 PM

The confrontation began in mid-December when a Chinese coast guard vessel, accompanying Chinese fishing boats, entered waters off the coast of Indonesia's northern Natuna islands, prompting Jakarta to summon Beijing's ambassador. Read more »

'Santa' gets a well-deserved rest

Ammar Awad, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 12:08 PM

A man, part of a group of trained Santa Clauses from various countries, wears a Santa Claus-themed bathing suit as he floats in the Dead Sea, at Neve Midbar beach in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: Jan. 7, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 11:28 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »