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Courting China again: What’s on the line for Duterte in Beijing return

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 12:42 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is set to return to China for the fourth time in his nearly 3-year presidency with the backdrop of rising tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed areas in the South China Sea. Read more »

PH, China should ‘meet halfway’ on maritime row: Duterte

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 04:49 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the Philippines and China should meet “halfway” in addressing the South China Sea dispute. Read more »

China claims Spratlys within its territory, as Malacanang pushes back

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 09:38 PM

MANILA - China on Thursday maintained its claim on Spratly Islands or Nansha Islands, unfazed by stern warnings issued by the Philippine government recently. Read more »

Palace: China has no business intruding in PH territory

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 11:35 PM

Philippine administration officials issued strong words on Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea, and it's a different tune from what he have heard in the past. Read more »

Philippines should seek help from ASEAN, int'l community to ward off China fleet: analyst

Kat Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 10:01 AM

The Philippines should seek help from the international community to increase diplomatic pressure on China as its maritime militia continues to linger around Pag-asa island, an analyst said Friday. Read more »

Ex-DFA chief to Chinese envoy: If it's fabrication, who put artificial islands there?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 11:09 AM

Former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario on Tuesday reacted to the statement of Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua who called the group's communication to hold President Xi Jinping accountable for crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as "fabrication". Read more »

PH has claim to Sabah, Palace tells Malaysia’s Mahathir

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 03:45 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday disputed Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad after he said the Philippines has no claim to Sabah. Read more »

Malaysia’s Mahathir: South China Sea must be open to navigation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 03:01 PM

The South China Sea must remain open to international navigation despite unresolved disputes in the resource rich waters, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday.    Read more »

Pangilinan bats for resumption of oil exploration in Reed Bank

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 08:57 PM

PXP Energy Corp chairman Manny Pangilinan said he has asked the government to lift the ban on energy exploration in a disputed area of the West Philippine Sea where the company has a service contract.  Read more »

Sri Lanka as cautionary tale: Analyst warns vs China debt trap

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 11:22 AM

The Philippine government must be smart in dealing with China, a Peking University adjunct professor warned Tuesday, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit here.  Read more »

Filipinos consistent in rejecting pivot to China: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 09:42 AM

Dindo Manhit, president of Stratbase ADR Institute, said Filipinos have been consistent in rejecting the pivot to China in every survey. "There's a continuing distrust to a country that they may perceive to have challenged our maritime security, our own territorial integrity." Read more »

As Chinese influence grows, Japanese warship visits Sri Lanka

Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Oct 02 06:51 AM

Japan’s largest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, sailed into Sri Lanka's Colombo harbor this weekend, marking Tokyo's highest profile salvo in a diplomatic battle with China for influence along the region's vital commercial sea lanes. Read more »

Defense pact can be invoked if US recognizes Panatag as PH territory: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 09:42 AM

MANILA - The US will be able to defend Panatag Shoal, also called Scarborough Shoal, if it decides to recognize the area as Philippine territory, a maritime expert said Wednesday. Read more »

'Barter iyan': Noodles, yosi ng mga Tsino para sa isda ng mga Pinoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 11:54 PM

Hindi lang daw tugma ang pagtaya sa halaga ng kalakal na kanilang ipinagpapalit, pero 'barter' daw ang pagkuha ng mga Tsino ng mga isda ng mga Pinoy kapalit ng noodles, sigarilyo, at tubig.  Read more »

Kaunting huli dahil sa ulan, daing ng mga mangingisda sa Scarborough

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 10:28 PM

Iniinda ng mga mangingisdang Pilpino sa Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) ang ilang araw nang kakaunting huli dahil sa masamang panahon. Read more »

Pagkuha ng ilang Tsino sa huli ng mangingisdang Pinoy, di harassment: Palasyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 11:18 PM

Tsina pa rin ang malinaw na may kontrol sa Scarborough o Panatag Shoal, ayon mismo sa mga mangingisdang Pinoy na naghahanapbuhay roon. Read more »

DFA scores Alejano claim on West PH Sea patrol 'halt'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 01:30 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday denied Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano's claim that President Rodrigo Duterte supposedly ordered government troops to stop patrols in the disputed West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Philippines taking 'diplomatic actions' vs China over South China Sea activities

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 07:39 PM

The Philippines has taken diplomatic actions, including filing protests, against China over its activities in the West Philippine Sea, the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea.  Read more »

Ilang kongresista, di kumbinsido sa paliwanag ni Cayetano ukol sa West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 02:34 AM

Bigo si Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano na makumbinsi ang ilang kongresista sa ginagawa ng pamahalaan sa isyu. Read more »

PH attitude toward maritime claims vs China ‘defeatist,’ analyst says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 01:31 AM

Gregory Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, said the country seems to have adopted "a narrative that China basically has already won." Read more »