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US think-tank casts doubt on South China Sea code

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 04:15 PM

Chances of signing a code of conduct in the South China Sea any time soon may be slim, an analyst from a US think-tank said on Friday.   Read more »

Energy dept to investors: Explore, develop indigenous energy resources

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 11:28 PM

The energy department urged investors to explore indigenous resources in the Philippines to help the country build its power supply. Read more »

Check Spratlys weather stations? That might 'provoke' China, says Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 08:42 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said verifying the weather monitoring stations that China has built in some if its artificial in South China Sea’s Spratlys archipelago might “provoke” China. Read more »

Time to 'explore, explore, explore' for energy, DOE chief tells investors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 05:00 PM

Investors who are interested in areas other than the 14 identified by the DOE can "nominate" them to the government and "we will process it accordingly," Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi said. Read more »

Trade summit between Trump and China's Xi went 'very well' -U.S. aide

Roberta Rampton and Matt Spetalnick
Posted at Dec 02 09:14 AM

High-stakes trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday went "very well," a top White House aide said, suggesting there may have been progress toward defusing the two countries' damaging tariffs war. Read more »

Trump, Xi chew over trade war at high-stakes dinner

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 08:13 AM

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met Saturday at a high-stakes dinner to try and pull the world's top two economies from the brink of a full-fledged trade war.  Read more »

Beijing lashes out at US for South China Sea sail-by

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 07:31 PM

China on Friday scolded the United States for sending naval vessels close to disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations. Read more »

China can be 'senior uncle' to Southeast Asian countries, says Arroyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 06:46 PM

Asia's largest economy should look out for developing nations in the region despite conflicting claims in the disputed waters, Arroyo explained. Read more »

DFA chief Locsin hurdles Commission on Appointments

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 11:15 PM

Foreign Affairs Chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. vowed not to waive an inch of Philippine territory in the South China Sea.  Read more »

MVP says Dennis Uy venture a gateway to China National Oil

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 12:10 PM

Manuel V. Pangilinan said he would be "interested to participate" in Dennis Uy's liquefied natural gas project with China National Offshore Oil Corp. Read more »

'Presumption of good faith' needed in talks with China: ex-envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 12:22 PM

China should be given the benefit of the doubt when it comes to its dealings with the Philippines, former Ambassador Wilfrido Villacorta said Tuesday.  Read more »

PH foreign affairs chief defends PH-China deals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 11:22 PM

The Philippines' top diplomat said China refuses to recognize Manila's arbitration victory against Beijing.  Read more »

Palace not sure if barring media from S. China Sea is official Beijing policy

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 04:39 PM

Malacañang will not yet take concrete steps or make any pronouncements after Chinese coastguard personnel barred a Filipino media team from covering a portion of the West Philippine Sea that is well within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines. Read more »

No 'treason' in PH-China deal - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 03:05 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday countered communist leader Jose Maria Sison’s claim that the memorandum of understanding on oil and gas development between the Philippines and China was a “clear act of treason” on the part of President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration. Read more »

Oil and gas deal with China to 'proceed on the basis of PH law,' says Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 12:03 PM

There is "no outcome sharing" prescribed in the memorandum of understanding between Manila and Beijing, but a presidential decree mandates 60-40 in favor of the Philippines, said Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Read more »

China recognizes PH sovereign rights in SCS oil and gas deal: Carpio

Ellen T. Tordesillas, VERA Files
Updated as of Nov 25 12:46 PM

Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio said Friday China could be recognizing the sovereign rights of the Philippines in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. 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 »

READ: Philippines-China oil and gas development deal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 03:31 PM

Here is the full text of the memorandum of understanding Read more »

PH-China oil and gas deal 'just an agreement to explore solutions': Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 05:40 PM

It was among the 29 deals signed during Xi's 2-day visit to Manila that ended Wednesday. Read more »

Lorenzana says he deferred navy deployment after Duterte warned vs offending China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 07:31 PM

Lorenzana's revelation comes just days after Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his state visit to the Philippines. Read more »