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'Reckless' to invoke US treaty after Reed Bank incident: Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 08:38 AM

Invoking the Philippines' defense treaty with the US to respond to renewed tension in the South China Sea will be "reckless," President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said Wednesday, in response to a lawmaker's suggestion. Read more »

PH envoy to US: Duterte treading carefully on Recto Bank incident

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Posted at Jun 19 04:48 AM

WASHINGTON, DC—Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez said President Rodrigo Duterte is treading carefully with China following an allision involving a Philippine fishing boat and a suspected Chinese militia vessel. Read more »

Villar on Recto Bank allision: 'Maliit na incident lang'

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Posted at Jun 19 01:56 AM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Tuesday backed President Rodrigo Duterte's statement over the Recto Bank allision, saying it was only a "minor" maritime incident. Read more »

Villanueva: Duterte gov't in 'state of confusion' over Reed Bank incident

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 09:20 PM

MANILA - Sen. Joel Villanueva on Tuesday said the administration appears to be in a “state of confusion” over the incident involving a Chinese vessel and a Filipino fishing boat in the Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea.   Read more »

'Soaking wet, shivering': Vietnamese boat captain recalls rescue of PH fishers in Reed Bank incident

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Updated as of Jun 18 08:56 PM

MANILA - A Vietnamese boat captain who gave refuge to Filipinos thrown overboard after their boat was rammed by a Chinese vessel on June 9 has told of the rescue in the West Philippine Sea, his narration appearing consistent with the story of the Philippine fishers.  Read more »

Filipino fishermen to get new boats, financial aid after Reed Bank incident: Piñol

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 06:31 PM

MANILA - The Filipino crew of a boat that figured in an allision with a Chinese ship near the Recto (Reed) Bank will receive new fishing boats, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said Tuesday. Read more »

PH, China may conduct joint probe on Reed Bank allision

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 05:09 PM

MANILA - The Philippines and China may conduct a joint investigation on the allision of a Filipino fishing boat and a Chinese ship near the Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea, Cabinet officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte balancing act meant to avoid 'international crisis' with China: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 03:32 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is "treading cautiously" on addressing the allision of a Chinese ship and Filipino fishing boat on Philippine waters to avoid an international crisis, his spokesman said Tuesday. 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 »

US envoy calls for 'full accountability,' code of conduct after Chinese boat-ramming

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 03:35 PM

The United States envoy to the Philippines on Tuesday called for a "full investigation" into the sinking of a Filipino boat rammed by a Chinese vessel, saying the incident highlights the importance of a code of conduct in the South China Sea. Read more »

Other boats near F/B GEM-VER? Palace cites new info on PH fishing boat sinking

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Updated as of Jun 18 11:28 AM

Fresh information on the sinking of a Filipino boat rammed by a Chinese vessel is shedding new light on the incident that has raised tensions in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

Lacson: Duterte left us heartbroken

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 12:33 PM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday lamented President Rodrigo Duterte’s response to the ramming of a Chinese vessel of a Filipino fishing boat in Reed Bank (Recto Bank) last week. Read more »

'Parang balewala lang': Fisherman laments Duterte remark on Chinese 'hit-and-run'

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Updated as of Jun 18 09:05 AM

The captain of a Filipino fishing boat sank by a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea lamented Tuesday President Rodrigo Duterte's remark that the incident was does not justify sending Navy ships to the resource-rich waterway.    Read more »

Duterte: Banggaan lang ng barko iyan

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Posted at Jun 18 12:17 AM

Tinawag niya itong simpleng "maritime incident" at muling iginiit na hindi kayang makipaggiyera ng Pilipinas sa China. Read more »

'Simple maritime incident' at Recto Bank 'blown out of proportion: Agri chief

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Updated as of Jun 17 03:40 PM

The sinking of a Filipino boat hit by a Chinese vessel is "a simple maritime incident" that is being blown "out of proportion", Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Monday.  Read more »

Gov't urged: Raise Recto Bank 'hit-and-run' before international community

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 12:29 PM

The Philippines should raise before the international community the sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese vessel to gain leverage over Beijing, a lawyer who helped challenge the Asian giant's claims to the South China Sea said Monday.    Read more »

Filipino captain in Chinese vessel incident not meeting with Duterte Monday: wife

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Updated as of Jun 17 07:59 AM

The captain of a Filipino fishing vessel that collided with a Chinese ship will no longer meet with President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, his wife said.  Read more »

Chinese who sank Filipino boat must stand trial in PH: Robredo

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Updated as of Jun 17 02:12 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said the crew of the Chinese vessel which hit and sank a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea should be made to stand trial in the Philippines. Read more »

Captain of boat sunk by Chinese to meet Duterte, demand justice

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 02:02 PM

The captain of a Filipino ship sunk by a Chinese vessel in a collision said Sunday that he will meet with President Rodrigo Duterte and demand accountability over the incident that stirred tension in the South China Sea. Read more »

Business groups pledge aid for Pinoy fishers rammed by Chinese

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Posted at Jun 16 03:10 PM

Several business groups on Sunday pledged to help Filipino fishermen whose boat was hit and sunk by a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »