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    • Duterte's vow to defend WPS lauded, supported 

      Punay, Edu; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, July 25, 2018, on page 2)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has lauded President Duterte’s vow to protect the sovereignty of the nation in the West Philippine Sea during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday. The most senior ...

    • Duterte, Mahathir seek peaceful resolution of sea dispute 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, March 9, 2019, on page 4)
      President Duterte and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have called for a peaceful and rules-based resolution of the South China Sea dispute and recognized the importance of the COC to prevent the escalation of ...

    • Duterte, Xi agree on ‘dissipating’ South China Sea tensions 

      Corrales, Nestor (Panay News, April 11, 2022, on page 5)
      President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday renewed their call for “dissipating tensions” in the heavily disputed areas of the South China Sea, during a telephone summit initiated by the Chinese ...

    • Duterte, Xi favor bilateral deal on sea dispute 

      Balinbin, Arjay (BusinessWorld, September 16, 2019, on page S1/10)
      President Rodrigo R. Duterte frowns upon a “multilateral approach” to resolve the South China Sea dispute and will push for a deal with another claimant country, his spokesman said last week. Both Mr. Duterte and Chinese ...

    • Duterte, Xi to plug holes in fishing deal? 

      Pascual, Federico D. Jr. (The Philippine Star, August 8, 2019, on page 8)
      Before the Duterte-Xi “verbal” fishing deal gets the Philippine president into trouble with the Constitution, he will have a chance to plug the loopholes in the agreement when he meets China’s paramount leader in Beijing ...

    • Duterte, Xi to work out joint oil exploration 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2018, on page A10)
      Mr. Duterte then mentioned that it was important for people to see the benefit of the Philippines’ relationship with China, Cayetano said. China claims virtually the entire resource-rich South China Sea, including swaths ...

    • Duterte-Xi agreement on EEZ 'informal' - Palace 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 2, 2019, on page 6-15)
      Malacañang said the agreement entered by President Rodrigo Duterte to Chinese President Xi Jin Ping on allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was “informal.” Presidential ...

    • Duterte-Xi meeting may tackle South China Sea dispute 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, April 21, 2019, on page 1-13)
      A Malacañang official said it would be better if President Duterte would push through with his China visit next week so he can meet President Xi Jinping and talk about the South China Sea dispute face to face. Cabinet ...

    • Duterte: 'Our duty' with China to use 'our seas' 

      Balinbin, Arjay (BusinessWorld, April 29, 2019, on page S1/10)
      President Rodrigo R. Duterte returned to the Philippines on Sunday after a “highly successful” official visit to China for the Second Belt and Road Forum, Malacañang said. Mr. Duterte also said at Session III of the Leaders’ ...

    • Duterte: Abolish Pasig River agency 

      Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, October 30, 2019, on page 12)
      President Duterte yesterday called on Congress to abolish the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), believing it no longer has a function to perform. “If Congress is listening, abolish it. There is nothing to clean ...

    • Duterte: Boracay is government property 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, April 11, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      It is downright astonishing that not a single media outlet used that earthshaking announcement as its headline for what should have been a front-page news article. The mindset, it seems, is that it is too far-fetched that ...

    • Duterte: China has promised to protect PH 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2018, on page A19)
      China has assured the Philippines that it will come to its aid in the event of external threats, according to President Duterte. "China said, 'We will protect you. We will not allow the Philippines to be destroyed. We are ...

    • Duterte: China not claiming Benham Rise 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus (Manila Bulletin, April 2, 2017, on page 1-16)
      China has assured President Duterte they will not claim Benham Rise as part of its territory. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of the Executive Secretary ...

    • Duterte: Chinese incursion 'abhorrent' 

      Maralit, Kristina; Tamayo, Bernadette; Cueto, Francis; Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, November 23, 2021, on page A1-A9)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the government finds abhorrent the harassment of Filipino boats by Chinese coast guard ships in the Ayungin Shoal last week. Speaking at a regional summit with the Association of ...

    • Duterte: Collision a 'maritime incident': Says no need to send Navy vessels to Recto Bank 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Reyes, Victor; Nonato, Vince (Malaya, June 18, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      President Duterte yesterday downplayed as a "maritime incident" the ramming of the Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese fishing vessel at the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea last week, and said there ...

    • Duterte: dialogue only way to deal with Beijing 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, April 28, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte yesterday said he would not mention the ruling of the arbitral court on the South China Sea dispute when he addresses leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) on Saturday. He said it ...

    • Duterte: Limit Boracay commercial activity 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2018, on page 7)
      Boracay will only be destroyed if the entire island is converted into commercial area, President Duterte warned Thursday. Speaking at the inauguration of a new power plant in Pagbilao, Quezon, the President said commercial ...

    • Duterte: No fishing in PH Rise or there will be war 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, March 1, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte yesterday warned that war could break out any group, especially foreigners, would conduct research explorations and fishing activities within the Philippine Rise without the Philippine government's ...

    • Duterte: no weapons in island occupation 

      Mendez, Christina; Simeon, Louise Maureen; Regalado, Edith; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 11, 2017, on page 6)
      No new weapons are being eyed for islets and land features in the West Philippine Sea over which President Duterte wants the military to exercise greater control. The President made the clarification yesterday at the Davao ...

    • Duterte: Nothng wrong with Manila Bay project 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, September 23, 2020, on page 9)
      President Rodrigo Duterte sees nothing wrong with the crushed dolomite project in Manila Bay as the artificial white sand beach is now being enjoyed by the public. In his address to the nation on Monday, President Duterte ...