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'External forces’ meddling in South China Sea disputes: Chinese official

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 23 01:47 AM

Interference by external powers is compounding challenges in the South China Sea, a senior Chinese foreign ministry official said. Read more »

How the late former President Aquino reacted on the day PH won arbitral case vs China

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 11:07 PM

The late former President Benigno Aquino III was promptly notified about the upcoming decision then on the Philippines' arbitration case against China on the South China Sea on the day it was set to be issued, but he was not keen on issuing an immediate statement until "he understood it fully," one of his former spokespersons said Monday. Read more »

Duterte binatikos sa 'pagtataksil' at di pag-aksiyon sa panalo ng Pilipinas vs China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 08:08 PM

Binatikos si Pangulong Duterte at tinawag na 'taksil' dahil sa di pagtaguyod sa The Hague ruling ukol sa South China Sea. Read more »

'Duterte kowtowed to China': Reds blast 'squandering' of Hague ruling on South China Sea

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 07:56 PM

MANILA — The Filipino people must "make Duterte pay" for "betraying" the nation after the Philippines' legal victory against China's expansive claim in the resource-rich South China Sea 5 years ago, communist rebels said Monday. Read more »

83 protests vs. China filed by Philippines under Duterte admin, says DFA

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 06:32 PM

The Philippines has filed 83 diplomatic protests against China since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed power in mid-2016, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Read more »

China says 'smooth channel' with PH remains, sea row 'only 1 percent' of ties

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 05:21 PM

MANILA — China on Wednesday said it has "a smooth channel" with the Philippines and that the two sides "maintain close communication" amid tensions over reports of an increased number of Chinese ships in the latter's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.    Read more »

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 »