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China wants military drills with ASEAN in disputed sea, excluding US

Martin Abbugao and Ayee Macaraig, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 06:31 PM

China wants military exercises and energy exploration with Southeast Asian nations in disputed waters, according to a draft document, but insists on outside countries being excluded in what analysts said was a bid to diminish US influence.   Read more »

PH-China joint exploration in S. China Sea OK if sovereign rights upheld - Carpio

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 05:14 PM

Acting Philippine Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday said he sees nothing wrong with the proposed joint exploration between Philippines and China as long as Manila insists on its sovereign rights. Read more »

China to join naval war games off Australia despite strained ties

Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 09:12 AM

SYDNEY - China's navy will join 26 countries in military exercises off Australia's north coast this month, but not live-fire drills, Australia's defense minister said on Wednesday at a time of strained ties between the two nations. Read more »

Aquino urges Duterte: Be more transparent with China dealings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 04:15 PM

Former president Benigno Aquino III on Saturday called on his successor, President Rodrigo Duterte, to be more transparent to the public on his dealings with Beijing, which has conflicting interests with Manila over the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Chinese envoy eyes 'win-win spirit' for Beijing, neighbors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 01:30 AM

MANILA - Chinese ambassador to Philippines Zhao Jianhua on Friday said "good neighborliness" will create a "brighter future" for China and its Asian neighbors amid the dispute over the South China Sea. Read more »

PH continues to protest China's activities in disputed sea: Cayetano

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 08:39 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government continues to protest China's construction in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday.   Read more »

Arbitral ruling book author slams Duterte's 'defeatist' West PH Sea stance

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 07:52 PM

“The Philippines gained a maritime area larger than the total land area of the country, rich in resources, yet these gains have been disregarded by the government in its rush to embrace China,” said veteran journalist Marites Vitug. Read more »

Duterte's remarks on West PH Sea in SONA found wanting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 05:24 PM

MANILA - Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio found President Rodrigo Duterte's remarks on defending the country's interests in the West Philippine Sea vis-a-vis China wanting.  Read more »

Duterte says to 'defend' Philippine interests in South China Sea

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 10:30 PM

Duterte has refused to flaunt the Philippines victory against China in a United Nations-backed arbitration court in 2016, instead seeking closer diplomatic and trade ties. Read more »

OPINION: China’s critical study on South China Sea arbitration award

Ellen Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 23 01:59 PM

The study closes with the conclusion that the Tribunal’s many errors deprive its awards of validity and threaten to undermine the international rule of law. Read more »

Veteran journo doubts bilateral talks on S. China Sea dispute will work

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 11:12 AM

Bilateral talks may not be the best way to address issues in the South China Sea, said a veteran journalist who wrote a book that chronicled the landmark arbitral court ruling that the Philippines won. Read more »

Duterte: China will be fair

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 07:18 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said China “will be fair”, as he floated again the possibility of holding a joint development with China in the disputed South China Sea. Read more »

OPINION: Mystery tarps rattle Malacañang

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 17 03:10 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, last Friday, when he was asked by broadcaster Erwin Tulfo about the tarpaulin declarations that the Philippines is a province of China, sounded like the Harry Roque of the good old days. Read more »

Philippines 'quietly' protesting vs China, Palace says on SWS poll

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 03:24 PM

The Philippines is "quietly" protesting China's actions that violate the country's sovereignty, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

4 out of 5 Pinoys want gov’t to act on China’s militarization in disputed waters: survey

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 03:23 AM

Also, 4 out of 5 Filipinos want a stronger Philippine military, especially its Navy, the same SWS survey found. Read more »

Filipinos stage picket outside Chinese consulate in LA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 09:52 AM

LOS ANGELES - Several Filipino protesters staged a rally outside the Chinese consulate here to mark the second anniversary of the landmark international court ruling that favored the Philippines and invalidated China's excessive claims in the South China Sea.    Read more »

'A bleak future': Advocates ponder ways to preserve 2016 S. China Sea ruling

Ronron Calunsod, Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 13 12:12 PM

MANILA - If care is taken to preserve it, there is still hope that an international court's 2016 ruling in a case filed by the Philippines against China over their maritime disputes in the South China Sea can yield fruit, advocates of Manila's sovereign rights in sea said Thursday. Read more »

Mga 'Province of China' banner, pinaiimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 04:59 AM

Tila pangungutya ito sa polisiya ng pamahalaan sa mismong anibersaryo ng pagkapanalo ng Pilipinas sa kaso laban sa China sa isyu ng South China Sea. Read more »

'Province of China' banners a form of creative protest, former SolGen says

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 02:59 AM

MANILA - Banners that were displayed in several footbridges in Manila is a form of a creative protest that pokes fun at the government's position on the disputed South China Sea, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay said on Thursday.   Read more »

'Philippines, Province of China' banners, 'protesta sa gobyerno'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 09:36 PM

Isang porma umano ng protesta sa administrasyong Duterte ang mga tarpaulin na nagsasabing lalawigan ng Tsina ang Pilipinas, at natagpuan nitong Huwebes na nakakabit sa iba't ibang panig ng Metro Manila. Read more »