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in NewsForeign affairs expert believes PH should assert its rights over disputed territories or risk “forgetting” about it
On Tuesday, a foreign affairs expert stated that President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement on the Philippines not pressing claims over the Scarborough Shoal is “one step away from forgetting” its rights over the contested territory. University of the Philippines College of Law professor Jay Batongbacal said in his Unang Hirit interview that our President needs to […] More
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in NewsDuterte says no bargaining over West Philippine Sea with China
President Rodrigo Duterte gave the assurance that he will not bargain the Philippine territories in the West Philippine Sea with China’s leaders in his state visit this week, he said in a briefing on Sunday. The president told the media that there will be a peaceful talk between the leaders but no bargaining will be […] More
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in NewsDuterte to visit China more often, hints at joint venture over gas resources in West PH Sea
While President Rodrigo Duterte slammed the United Nations, European Union, and the United States, he said that he will likely be visiting China more often. “You will see me more often in China,” the President said in his speech on Thursday, September 22, at a new Misamis Oriental power plant. Rappler’s sources said that Duterte […] More
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in NewsDuterte to China: We are your brothers, not your enemies
Consider us your brothers, not enemies. This was how President Rodrigo Duterte recently put it when he asked Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua to allow Pinoy fishermen in the disputed areas of the West Philippine Sea. “I hope the Chinese may find a place in their hearts for the Filipinos. I hope you […] More
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in NewsDuterte: No West Philippine Sea talks at ASEAN Summit, only bilateral talks with China
It is better to temporarily shelf any talks on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN Summit to avoid pissing off China about it. This was the stance President Rodrigo Duterte took during a press conference on August 17 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). […] More
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in NewsTurn Spratlys into a marine park as win-win solution for PH, China – Carpio
Why not make the Spratlys an international marine park? Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio believes this will result to a win-win solution for both the Philippines and China. It may even “suspend all their (claimant nations like the PH and China) territorial claims for 50 or 100 years and allow the reef to […] More
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in NewsSecurity firm: Suspected Chinese malware spying on PH gov’t, possibly due to maritime dispute
The Philippines won over China in the dispute over the West Philippine Sea after The Hague ruling was released on July 12, but China rejected the ruling and even recently threatened to imprison illegal fishers caught in Scarborough Shoal. Now, a security firm revealed that the dispute has extended to cyber space. F-secure, a web […] More
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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: Blog claims China gave up Scarborough! How we wish it’s true but this is a HOAX!
A blog, InfograpiX, published an article and even shared it on Facebook claiming that China gave up the Scarborough Shoal. The comments section was a mix of reactions from Facebook users. Some people expressed their gratefulness and relief over the news. But the first ones were quick to correct the post, saying that it was […] More
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in NewsChina threatens ‘illegal fishers’ with jail time; UP prof says this violates international law
The Philippines won in the maritime dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea based on The Hague ruling last July. However, the Chinese Supreme Court handed a decision on Tuesday, August 2, to imprison people caught illegally fishing in their waters for as long as a year, referring to waters within China’s exclusive economic […] More
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in NewsDuterte thanks Aquino for giving PHL the ‘ace card’ in win over China
President Rodrigo Duterte thanked former President Benigno Aquino III for filing an arbitration case against China over the West Philippine Sea. Duterte talked about thanking Aquino for The Hague ruling favoring the Philippines at the National Security Council (NSC) meeting when he spoke with the soldiers at Camp Guillermo Nakar in Lucena City, Quezon on […] More
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in BustedBusted: Ebdane, not Aquino, accused of selling Zambales mountains to China; incident still under investigation
Zambales Governor Amor Deloso revealed on July 25 that the Chinese military used rocks and soil from their mountain in their Scarborough reclamation and Facebook page “Showbiz Government” and “President Rodrigo Duterte Supporters” dragged President Benigno Aquino’s name in. These pages used a clip from a UNTV News and Rescue report detailing Deloso’s revelation about […] More
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in NewsKerry believes arbitral tribunal decision “impossible” to be irrelevant
US Secretary of State John Kerry said it was “impossible” for the tribunal decision to be irrelevant. The arbitral tribunal ruling favored the case against China filed by the Philippines on the disputed territories on the West Philippine Sea. Though omitted from the joint statement made by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in […] More
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