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China says 'consensus' reached with PH on sea dispute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 06:36 PM

China on Tuesday maintained that issues pertaining to the South China Sea disputes must be resolved through "dialogue and negotiation," recalling an alleged "consensus" with the Philippines "to properly and peacefully handle the issue." Read more »

'Napakabalahura': Solons call out Duterte for downplaying arbitral win vs China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 04:37 PM

Lawmakers from the House of Representatives' progressive bloc Makabayan on Thursday called out President Rodrigo Duterte over his remark that downplayed the Philippines' 2016 arbitral win against China's illegal claims in the South China Sea.    Read more »

78 protests filed vs China since Duterte took office: DFA

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 06:13 PM

The Philippines has filed 78 diplomatic protests against China since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016, according to data provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Monday.   Read more »

Palace denies Duterte-Xi 'fishing deal' in West PH Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 01:41 PM

Malacañang denied on Friday a supposed 2-year-old verbal agreement between President Rodrigo Duterte and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, which an official said allowed China to fish in Philippine waters.  Read more »

US waiting for Philippines to call for help vs Chinese sea incursion: Manila envoy

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 03:57 PM

The United States is waiting for the Philippines' call for help to push back against Chinese incursion of its territorial waters, an envoy of Manila said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte mum on Chinese boats in PH waters because aides are talking - Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 03:32 AM

Under the doctrine of qualified political agency, "the utterances of the alter egos are utterances of the President, unless the President renounces them," said Duterte's spokesman Harry Roque.  Read more »

'Kuwentong kutsero,' Palace says of alleged military withdrawal of Duterte support

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 04:23 PM

Malacañang on Monday dismissed as hearsay the rumors that some military generals have withdrawn their support for President Rodrigo Duterte, over his alleged failure to condemn Chinese incursion into Philippine waters.  Read more »

Palace mum on China ships' chase of Filipino vessel in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 11:51 AM

Malacañang on Friday refused to comment regarding Chinese ships armed with destructive missiles that chased a boat carrying a Filipino news team in the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Duterte says China boats in West PH Sea no obstacle to COVID-19 vaccine cooperation

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 05:27 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said a swarm of Chinese boats in the West Philippine Sea was "not be an obstacle" to Beijing and Manila's COVID-19 vaccine cooperation, despite days of strong rebukes by his aides.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte backs Lorenzana in row with China over West PH Sea incursion

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 05:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte "stands by" his Defense chief, who recently alleged that Beijing was looking to occupy more areas in the West Philippine Sea, citing the continued presence of Chinese vessels that Manila believes are manned by militias.  Read more »

Philippines turns up heat on China over boats massing in South China Sea

Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 05 05:43 PM

Territorial "incursions" by hundreds of Chinese vessels in the South China Sea are straining ties between Manila and Beijing, and could lead to "unwanted hostilities", an aide to President Rodrigo Duterte's said on Monday.   Read more »

Locsin seeks concessions on Beijing trip

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 02 03:22 PM

Manila has demanded more than 200 Chinese vessels leave Whitsun Reef as a South China Sea dispute again threatens to escalate into confrontation. Read more »

US, Philippine officials discuss Chinese activities at Julian Felipe Reef

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 01 11:32 AM

The national security advisers for the United States and the Philippines discussed their shared concerns over Chinese activities in the South China Sea in a call on Wednesday, the White House said.   Read more »

DFA says West PH Sea features, even with Chinese structures, are 'ours'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 09:36 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said features in the West Philippine Sea are "ours", even those with structures China built.  Read more »

PH task force: More Chinese ships spotted in West PH Sea, presence a 'threat' to sovereignty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 03:02 PM

MANILA — A Philippine government task force on Wednesday said about 250 Chinese vessels were seen to have remained this week in the West Philippine Sea, despite Manila's earlier protest against a Chinese flotilla in the disputed waters.  Read more »

China announces further military exercises in disputed South China Sea

Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 28 07:58 AM

China's announcement follows the Philippines’ decision to step up ‘sovereignty patrols’ near Whitsun Reef or what Manila calls as Julian Felipe Reef. On Friday, mainland Chinese warplanes carried out the biggest incursion yet into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. Read more »

Palace: Duterte has talked to 'friend' Beijing envoy about Chinese incursion in West PH Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 06:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has talked to an envoy of Beijing about the presence of some 200 Chinese ships at a West Philippine Sea reef his spokesman said on Thursday.  Read more »

China's 'continuing infringements' negate its commitments under int'l law, ASEAN pact: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 08:29 PM

China's "continuing infringements" in Philippine territory despite "resolute protests" by Manila are "contrary" to its "commitments under international law" and an agreement it forged with Southeast Asian nations, the Philippines' foreign ministry said Tuesday.   Read more »

Palace: Duterte to discuss Chinese incursion in West Philippine Sea with Beijing's envoy

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 10:33 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte will discuss with China's envoy in the Philippines the presence of some 200 Chinese boats at the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Read more »

As Chinese vessels swarm West PH Sea, Palace says: Friends can talk everything out

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 06:24 PM

Friends can talk everything out, Malacañang said on Monday, in response to the presence of some 200 Chinese boats in the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »