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Take back West PH Sea remarks? Put Duterte comments in context, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 04:16 PM

Filipinos should put President Rodrigo Duterte's remarks in "context", Malacañang said on Monday, in response to calls from a retired justice and graduates from his alma matter demanding that he withdraw his comments on the West Philippine Sea, where Chinese incursions continue.   Read more »

Carpio launches online petition urging Duterte to retract statements on West PH Sea

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Posted at May 14 03:56 PM

The Change.org petition is titled “President Duterte should retract his damaging statement on the WPS,” and has so far garnered more than 500 signatures as of this story's posting.  Read more »

Chinese envoy: China-PH relations ‘deepened’ under Duterte, maritime disputes ‘properly handled’

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Updated as of May 14 08:38 PM

In a virtual forum, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said the two countries have been committed to peace and friendship since Duterte came into power in 2016. Read more »

'Jetskidding': Makabayan bloc slams Duterte over West PH Sea campaign 'joke'

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Posted at May 13 10:57 PM

After President Duterte backtracked from his 2016 election promise of riding the jet ski to the West Philippine Sea and plant a flag there as a statement against Beijing, House lawmakers from Makabayan bloc said the President was "jetskidding."  Read more »

'Joke joke lang din siya naging presidente natin' : Mangingisdang Pinoy, nadismaya sa sagot ni Duterte

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Updated as of May 12 09:26 PM

Masama ang loob ng mga mangingisda dahil hindi umano natupad ang sinabi ng pangulo noong 2016.  Read more »

4 kontrata sa oil, natural gas exploration sa West PH Sea planong igawad ng DOE

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Posted at May 12 08:08 PM

Apat na kontrata ang igagawad ng Departmment of Energy sa mga susunod na linggo para maghanap ng langis at natual gas sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo. Read more »

Nearly 300 Chinese vessels still scattered in West Philippine Sea, says task force

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 10:49 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Almost 300 Chinese maritime militia vessels remain scattered as of Sunday in different areas in Kalayaan, Palawan, both within and outside the country's exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea, according to the country's task force for the said waters on Wednesday. Read more »

Ex-DFA chief: 'National tragedy' that Duterte 'takes the side of China' on S. China Sea ruling

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Posted at May 06 06:44 PM

This, after President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night likened the country's victory as a piece of "paper" that belonged to the "wastebasket."  Read more »

Esperon slams Chinese Coast Guard acts targeting PH Coast Guard ships in Scarborough

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Updated as of May 05 11:44 AM

The West Philippine Sea task force on Tuesday denounced Chinese Coast Guard activities targeting Philippine Coast Guard ships in the Scarborough Shoal area in April. Read more »

'Mind basic manners': China hits back at Locsin after expletive-laden tweet

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Updated as of May 04 09:32 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) — China on Tuesday told Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to mind his "basic manners" following his recent expletive-laden tweet demanding Beijing's ships to leave Philippine waters.  Read more »

Duterte vs Pacquiao? President remains senator's fan, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 03:12 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday denied that there was a supposed rift growing between President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Emmanuel Pacquiao ahead of the 2022 elections.  Read more »

Pacquiao: Duterte’s stance vs China waned after 2016 elections

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Posted at May 03 08:04 PM

“Nakukulangan ako doon kumpara doon sa bago siya tumakbo eleksyon pa lang. Dapat ituloy niya yun para magkaroon ng respeto sa atin ang China," the senator explained.  Read more »

'Tayo pa ang nag-aaway': Lacson says Philippine leaders should be 'united' in West Philippine Sea issue

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Posted at May 01 07:56 PM

“Ang irony nito at nakakalungkot, sa halip na magtulong-tulong tayong mga Pilipino, especially mga leaders, tayo pa nag-aaway-away sa usaping West Philippine Sea. Dapat iisa ang position natin. Yan ang nagpapakita ng weakness natin sa China," Lacson said.  Read more »

Rouse him from 'sleep under his kulambo': Carpio cites Duterte's 'self-inflicted' blows favoring China on sea dispute

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 02:16 PM

In one of his strongest statements yet against President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign policy towards China, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio encouraged Filipinos to “wake Duterte” from sleep and correct the narrative that China is in possession of the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

China has no authority to prevent PH from holding exercises in WPS: Lorenzana

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Posted at Apr 28 04:02 PM

China has "no authority or legal basis to prevent" the Philippines from conducting maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday. Read more »

5 China Coast Guard ships still in West PH Sea, task force says

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Updated as of Apr 28 11:16 AM

Five Chinese Coast Guard vessels have remained in the country's territorial waters, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said Wednesday. Read more »

Beijing to PH: 'Respect China's sovereignty, rights'

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Updated as of Apr 27 08:13 PM

(3rd UPDATE) The Chinese government urged Philippine authorities to "respect" their supposed sovereignty over South China Sea as Manila ramped up maritime drills and patrols in the area amid growing tensions.  Read more »

PH files new diplomatic protest over ‘threatening’ presence of Chinese ships in West PH Sea

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Posted at Apr 24 01:02 AM

The dispute has resurfaced allegations that Duterte has given his verbal approval for Chinese fishing vessels to operate in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. Read more »

US shares concern over illegal, unregulated fishing in West Philippine Sea

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 02:14 PM

In a virtual media roundtable on Earth Day, US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law said Washington is also working with Manila to “strengthen the country’s maritime domain awareness and ability to secure its territory.”   Read more »

Philippine Coast Guard patrols West PH Sea, sends boats to lingering Chinese vessels

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Posted at Apr 15 06:25 PM

In a message, the PCG said the photos, which showed authorities nearby the 7 Chinese lingering vessels in Philippine waters, were taken on Tuesday and on Wednesday.    Read more »