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Pledge trap: How Duterte fell for China's bait and switch
“We have to talk and what I need from China is not anger,” said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte just over a month before winning the 2016 elections during an interview with Chinese state broadcaster CGTN. “What I need ...
- April 2, 2022
Rody raises SCS ruling to UN: Carpio, Del Rosario hail move
He promised to raise the issue at the right time. Before the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Duterte vowed to reject efforts to undermine the arbitral ruling that voided China’s ...
- September 24, 2020
Chinese patrol boat steers close to PCG ship off Scarborough
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused its Chinese counterpart of steering one of its ships within meters of a Filipino patrol vessel in the disputed South China Sea, breaking international rules and risking a ...
- March 28, 2022
Philippines to again protest Chinese ships at sea
The Philippines' top envoy on Thursday ordered his agency to file another diplomatic protest against China for the continued presence of almost 300 ships in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. “Fire a diplomatic ...
- May 14, 2021
Why Chinese fishermen are in the WPS
China claims that part of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) enclosed by the nine-dash line is a traditional fishing ground of Chinese fishermen. That would make about 80 percent of the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ...
- April 26, 2021
PH protests vs. China mount: DFA fires more diplomatic notes; Chinese vessels unmoved
The Philippines has filed two new diplomatic protests against China over the presence of 160 Chinese vessels in some features and islands in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. In a diplomatic ...
- April 24, 2021
China claims PH deal on sea issue
China on Tuesday bared a consensus has already been reached with the Philippines to “properly and peacefully handle” issues on maritime disputes in the South China Sea disputes through "dialogue and negotiation." When asked ...
- May 12, 2021
China urges PH: 'Stop illegal provocations'
China has accused the Philippines of “illegal provocations” in contested waters in a rare public comment on a diplomatic protest filed here. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the Philippines “infringes ...
- August 9, 2020
Chinese ship spotted in PH economic zone
A Chinese research vessel was seen inside the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, a maritime expert bared. In a tweet, Ryan Martinson, professor at the US Naval War College, said on September 17, Jiageng was 50 ...
- September 19, 2020
Washington says Beijing should stop 'bullying' in South China Sea
The United States called on China on Saturday to stop “bullying behavior” in the South China Sea and said it was concerned by reports of Beijing’s “provocative actions” aimed at offshore oil and gas developments in the ...
- April 20, 2020