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Rody 'failed' to protect PH from China - solon
(Panay News,March 31, 2017 , on page 9-20)Magdalo party-list representative Gary Alejano on Thursday filed a supplemental impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing the continued Chinese encroachment in the country’s territorial waters. ... -
Rody airs concern over fishermen’s plight
(The Philippine Star,June 13, 2018 , on page 2)President Duterte yesterday conveyed to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua his concern over the reported seizure of Filipino fishermen’s catch by Chinese coastguards at the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. It was Zhao who confirmed ... -
Rody asked on status of Code of Conduct
(The Philippine Star,September 1, 2019 , on page 5)President Duterte has revealed that several parties have been reaching out to him to talk about the status of the long-delayed Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. Duterte said most of the parties are member-countries ... -
Rody asks envoy: Why didn't US stop China
(The Philippine Star,March 30, 2017 , on page 1-10)President Duterte has asked United Stated Ambassador Sung Kim why did US did nothing to stop China from building structures in the South China Sea. During the meeting, Duterte told Kim he was surprised that Washington did ... -
Rody backs China buildup in WP Sea
(Manila Standard,February 20, 2018 , on page A1)President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday suggested in jest that China make the Philippines a province as he defended China’s construction of military structures on the contested Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef in the South China ... -
Rody declares Boracay an agrarian reform area
(The Philippine Star,May 31, 2018 , on page 3)Commercial establishments in Boracay will have to make do with whatever the government provides to do business on the island, President Duterte said yesterday in declaring the top tourist destination a land reform area. ... -
Rody demands sanction vs. Chinese trawler crew
(Manila Standard,August 31, 2019 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte told Chinese leader Xi Jinping he wanted the crew of the Chinese trawler that hit and sank a Filipino fishing boat on June 9 sanctioned so as to get closure on the incident, a Palace spokesman ... -
Rody expects China nod for sea code of conduct
(The Philippine Star,May 17, 2017 , on page 1-7)For years an elusive target for nations with conflicting claims in the South China Sea, a code of conduct for managing the dispute is expected to be ready on May 19 when the China-led Bilateral Consultation Mechanism ... -
Rody eyes visit to Spratlys
(The Philippine Star,May 18, 2018 , on page 11)President Duterte plans to visit Pag-Asa Island in the Spratlys in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed yesterday. Lorenzana said the President made known his plan to visit Pag-Asa Island but ... -
Rody fires Pasig river rehab head
(The Philippine Star,September 11, 2019 , on page 1-8)President Duterte has sacked Jose Antonio Goitia, executive director of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), following reports of alleged anomalies in the agency. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo made ... -
Rody forms Boracay inter-agency task force
(The Philippine Star,May 11, 2018 , on page 12)President Duterte has formed an inter-agency task force on Boracay that will lead the formulation of policy and oversee implementation of laws and local ordinances on the island. Duterte signed Executive Order 53 aimed at ... -
Rody hailed for calling out China on WPS
(Manila Standard,July 18, 2018 , on page A2)Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Friday hailed President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s call for China to temper its behavior in the West Philippine Sea amid reports that Beijing warned a Philippine military ... -
Rody handling of WPS issue, oil tanks hailed
(Manila Standard,June 25, 2022 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte handled the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea “carefully and decisively,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said on Friday, a day after the outgoing Chief Executive ... -
Rody leads rites renaming Benham as Philippine Rise
(The Philippine Star,May 15, 2018 , on page 8)President Duterte will lead today the commemoration of the renaming of Benham Rise to Philippine Rise to emphasize the Philippines’ sovereignty over the resource-rich underwater plateau. Activities commemorating the awarding ... -
Rody not satisfied with Xi response on SCS
(The Philippine Star,September 5, 2019 , on page 6)President Duterte yesterday admitted he was not satisfied with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s response when he raised the landmark arbital ruling on the South China Sea during their meeting in Beijing last week. Speaking ... -
Rody on SCS: Avoid escalating tension
(The Philippine Star,June 27, 2020 , on page 1-4)Expressing “serious concern” over recent incidents in the South China Sea, President Duterte urged yesterday fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly parties to the South China Sea ... -
Rody open to 3rd party in Recto Bank probe
(The Philippine Star,June 25, 2019 , on page 1-4)Amid opposition to a joint investigation with China, President Duterte yesterday expressed willingness to have a third party conduct a probe of the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat after it was hit by a Chinese vessel ... -
Rody open to military exercises with China in Sulu Sea
(The Philippine Star,May 2, 2017 , on page 1-17)President Duterte is open to holding joint military drills with China as the administration seeks closer ties with Beijing despite conflicting maritime claims in the South China Sea. Duterte’s statement came a week before ... -
Rody plans to visit Benham Rise next week
(The Philippine Star,April 28, 2018 , on page 11)President Duterte is planning to go to the Philippine Rise next week to assert the country’s ownership of the maritime area. Duterte, who has been accused of selling out the Philippines’ maritime interests in exchange for ... -
Rody raises Phl reef incident to Chinese envoy
(The Philippine Star,March 26, 2021 , on page 2)President Duterte raised the Julian Felipe Reef incident to Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian and insisted that the issue be resolved based on the rules of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ...