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Not knowing when Duterte is joking, serious a 'big problem' - Lacson

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Updated as of May 11 04:44 PM

It is a big problem that it has become difficult to discern when President Rodrigo Duterte is serious or is joking during his public address, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday. Read more »

DFA chief asks Aquino admin: Why leave Scarborough if it was ours?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 01:13 AM

MANILA — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday questioned the previous administration's withdrawal nearly a decade ago from Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, which remains a flashpoint in the maritime dispute between Manila and Beijing.    Read more »

Duterte says his jet ski promise a 'pure joke' that 'stupid' people believed

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 10:49 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that his supposed election promise to ride a jet ski to challenge Chinese incursion in Philippine waters was a "pure joke" and that those believed it were "stupid."    Read more »

Duterte tells Carpio: I'm not afraid of you, I just forgot you're not president

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 10:03 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he is not afraid of retired Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who the Chief Executive challenged to a debate on the West Philippine Sea, from which he later backed out.    Read more »

Ex-envoy kay Duterte: Bakit di China ang sinisisi mo sa pagkamkam sa Scarborough Shoal?

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Posted at May 10 09:58 PM

Dapat umanong China ang sisihin ng Pangulo sa di pagsunod sa usapan sa Scarborough Shoal noong 2012. Read more »

Duterte spox dares VP Robredo to debate on 'loss' of Philippine territory to China

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 04:23 PM

Palace spokesman Harry Roque on Monday dared Vice President Leni Robredo to debate on China's seizure of features in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Mga mangingisdang Pinoy may karapatan sa Scarborough Shoal: BFAR

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Posted at May 10 03:38 PM

Iginiit ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources na may karapatan ang mga Pinoy na mangisda sa Scarborough Shoal sa West Philippine Sea.   Read more »

#DuterteDuwag? He has nothing to prove, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 02:58 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte "has nothing to prove," Malacañang said on Monday, after the Chief Executive challenged a retired Supreme Court justice to a debate on the West Philippine Sea and then backed out when the magistrate accepted the challenge.  Read more »

Palace: 'Wishful thinking' that Duterte will resign over West PH Sea row

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 02:33 PM

Malacañang said on Monday it was "wishful thinking" that President Rodrigo Duterte would resign over his remarks on the West Philippine Sea and two former officials.  Read more »

Carpio: Sad that Duterte backed out of debate, but that's his privilege

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Posted at May 10 11:31 AM

Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Monday said it was sad that President Rodrigo Duterte backed out of a debate challenged he posted himself because this could have been an opportunity to inform the public about the issue on the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Duterte sees Xi as 'personal protector' vs mutiny - Carpio

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Updated as of May 10 05:54 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte sides with China because he thinks of Chinese President Xi Jinping as his personal protector, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday. Read more »

Duterte abandonment of arbitral win 'dangerous', binding if China agrees: Carpio

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 05:07 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte's statement that the Philippines' arbitral victory over China on the South China Sea is a mere "scrap of paper" is dangerous because it is considered binding when uttered by a head of state, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio warned Monday. Read more »

'A tragedy': Duterte squandering Philippines' huge sea row victory vs China - ex-envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 10:14 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is squandering the country's landmark victory against China in the West Philippine Sea, a former ambassador to the United States said Monday.  Read more »

China, Indonesia hold joint naval exercises near Jakarta

Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
Updated as of May 10 02:42 PM

Military cooperation comes after China last week sent 3 ships to help in the search for the Indonesian submarine that sank in April. Read more »

'Bilyong dolyar sa pangingisda, oil-gas exploration apektado ng West PH Sea issue'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 07:11 PM

Nagbabala si dating Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio na bilyon-bilyong dolyar ang mawawala sa ekonomiya kung patuloy na sasabihin ni Pangulong Duterte na inangkin ng Tsina ang West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Robredo 'seriously concerned' over Duterte's recent statements on West PH Sea

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 11:14 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's recent remarks on the West Philippine Sea are matters of serious concern as these have implications for the country even past the term of the administration, Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday.   Read more »

Carpio on Duterte debate: Siya ang humamon, hindi ako

Dennis Gasgonia. ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 06:18 PM

Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio shrugged off President Rodrigo Duterte'S decision to back out of his own challenge to debate over the West Philippine Sea issue. Read more »

Duterte backs out from debate challenge vs Carpio, assigns Roque instead

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 12:35 AM

President Duterte backs out of his own challenge to debate retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on the Philippines' maritime dispute with China. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 7, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 12:31 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Duterte's vow at UN on WPS issue 'supreme expression of PH foreign policy': DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 10:38 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's commitment to international agreements with the territorial row in the West Philippine Sea in his first speech at the United Nations, stands as the Philippines' "supreme expression of foreign policy" on the waterway's issue. Read more »