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PH should exercise due diligence when dealing with China: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 08:59 AM

The Philippines should keep in mind its national interest and exercise "due diligence" when engaging with China as the Asian giant is "still processing what it means to be a global power," a Filipino professor in Beijing said Friday. Read more »

Opposition lawmakers hit Duterte's joke on making PH a China 'province'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 06:59 PM

MANILA - Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte's joke of turning the Philippines into a province of China. Read more »

Duterte made 'China province' remarks in jest: spokesman

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 04:48 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte was only joking when he said that the Philippines could be considered a province of China, his spokesman said Tuesday.   Read more »

Kawalan umano ng aksyon ng gobyerno sa South China Sea, binatikos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 02:22 AM

Sinisisi ng isang eksperto sa kawalan umano ng aksyon ng Pilipinas ang presensya ng China sa pinag-aagawang South China Sea.  Read more »

Expert says PH's lack of action allowed China's militarization in South China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 01:29 AM

A maritime law expert urged the government to take more action against China's continuous build-up in the South China Sea. Read more »

Duterte jokes about making PH a 'province' of China

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 08:11 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte joked about making the Philippines a province of China, at an event attended by Filipino-Chinese businessmen on Monday. Read more »

Duterte downplays China’s naming of PH Rise features

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 08:10 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said there should be no cause for alarm over China’s move to name features in the Philippine Rise (Benham Rise), even as he stressed Manila’s sovereign rights over the resource-rich waters. Read more »

PH denies giving 'too much, too soon' to China

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 04:29 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday disputed a maritime law expert’s comment that the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte has given “too much, too early and too soon” in pursuing better ties with China. Read more »

OPINION: Tension in Taiwan Straits

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 17 11:02 AM

It’s not only in the disputed waters of South China Sea that China is flexing its muscle.  It is also making troubling actions in Taiwan Straits.  Read more »

Cayetano: Philippines, China eye joint exploration in disputed waters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 12:05 AM

China and the Philippines are discussing joint mineral exploration in the South China Sea despite an ongoing territorial conflict over the strategic waterway, Manila's foreign secretary said Friday. Read more »

Admin yet to find 'right balance' in ties with China, says analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 10:55 PM

The issue surrounding the Philippine Rise and China's naming of several features in the undersea plateau reveals that the Duterte administration has not yet arrived at a correct balance in its relationship with the economic giant, a senior editor for an international news magazine said Friday. Read more »

China has 7 new military bases in S. China Sea: U.S.

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 16 10:53 PM

The commander of the U.S. Pacific Command has warned of China's growing military might, saying Beijing has unilaterally built "seven new military bases" in the South China Sea. Read more »

'US presence matters' says admiral on carrier in the South China Sea

Ayee Macaraig, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 15 12:24 PM

ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON - With a deafening roar the fighter jets catapulted off the US aircraft carrier and soared above the disputed South China Sea, as its admiral vowed that the mighty ship's presence was proof America still had regional clout. Read more »

PH 'unwavering' in commitment to protect S. China Sea claims - Cayetano

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 09:23 PM

The Philippines has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting its claims in the South China Sea even as it agreed with China to "cooperate and properly manage issues of mutual concern" to prevent incidents in the disputed waters.    Read more »

PH objects to China’s naming of PH Rise features

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 11:59 AM

MANILA - Malacañang on Wednesday said it objects to China’s move to name five undersea features at the Philippine Rise (Benham Rise). Read more »

Chinese paper says UK trying to grab attention with S.China Sea mission

Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 09:35 AM

BEIJING - Britain's Defense Ministry is trying to justify its existence and grab attention with a planned mission by a British warship to the disputed South China Sea next month, a Chinese newspaper said on Wednesday. Read more »

China building test site for unmanned ships in disputed sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 02:21 AM

China has started building the world's largest test site for unmanned ships -- a technology with both civilian and military applications -- off a port in the disputed South China Sea, state media said Tuesday.  Read more »

British warship bound for South China Sea - report

Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 01:52 AM

SYDNEY - A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson said in remarks published on Tuesday. Read more »

PH, China reaffirm commitment to peaceful resolution of South China Sea dispute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 08:29 PM

MANILA - The Philippines and China have reaffirmed their commitment to peacefully resolving the South China Sea dispute as they agreed to boost joint efforts in exploring the waters. Read more »

British warship to sail through disputed South China Sea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 13 09:10 AM

SYDNEY, Australia - A British warship will sail from Australia through the disputed South China Sea next month to assert freedom of navigation rights, a senior official said Tuesday in a move likely to irk Beijing. Read more »