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    • Duterte clueless on Chinese harassment of PH troops on shoal 

      Salaverria, Leila; Pazzibugan, Dona; Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 7, 2018, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said he was unaware of the harassment of Filipino troops by Chinese forces at Ayungin Shoal in the Spratly archipelago last month, which Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the Philippines ...

    • Duterte confronts envoy on us inaction 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2017, on page A2)
      President Duterte confronted US Ambassador Sung Kim about the United States supposed inaction on China’s massive island-building in the South China Sea. Mr. Duterte himself disclosed the confrontation in a speech to local ...

    • Duterte extends term of Boracay rehabilitation task force 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 24, 2020, on page A10)
      The term of the interagency task force undertaking the rehabilitation of Boracay Island has been extended by another year. President Duterte issued Executive Order No. 115 on May 11 extending the term of the Boracay ...

    • Duterte eyes China, Japan trips 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 24, 2016, on page A2)
      Diplomats in the Philippines are in talks with counterparts in Japan and China to arrange visits by controversial President Duterte at the end of next month, officials said on Friday. The Philippines' relations with Japan ...

    • Duterte frees 17 viet fishers to boost ties 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 3, 2016, on page A15)
      Saying that Filipinos now love in a world with "very complicated international relations," President Duterte on Wednesday released 17 Vietnamese fishermen caught on waters off Ilocos Sur province as a friendly gesture ...

    • Duterte orders afp to improve military facilities in the Spratlys 

      Tubeza, Philip (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2017, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to improve its facilities on the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Saturday. In particular, Lorenzana said ...

    • Duterte recalls China warning if PH explores sea for oil 

      Aurelio, Julie M.; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2019, on page A1-A10)
      After disclosing his “mutual agreement” with China’s President Xi Jinping that would allow the Chinese to fish within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), President Duterte reminded Filipinos that Xi had also ...

    • Duterte set to maintain geopolitical balance in disputed sea 

      Lim, Frinston (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2017, on page A6)
      President Duterte on Monday said his order to the military to reinforce islands in the South China Sea controlled by the Philippines was to maintain the geopolitical balance, and assured China that no “offensive weapons” ...

    • Duterte stand on sea row needs review-Carpio 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 16, 2018, on page A2)
      The recent Social Weather Stations poll showing that four of five Filipinos rebuffed the government’s approach to the territorial dispute with China proved that President Rodrigo Duterte’s policy was contrary to the public’s ...

    • Duterte tells China: Temper behavior in disputed sea 

      Reuters; Associated Press (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 16, 2018, on page A2)
      President Duterte said in a rare rebuke to Beijing on Tuesday that China's claim to airspace above newly built islands and surrounding waters in the disputed South China Sea was wrong and the Chinese should not tell others ...

    • Duterte to China: Resolve sea row based on int'l law 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 13, 2020, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte told a senior Chinese official that disputes in the South China Sea must be resolved in accordance with international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), Malacañang ...

    • Duterte to declare Panatag a marine Sanctuary 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 22, 2016, on page A15)
      President Duterte plans to issue an executive order unilaterally declaring the lagoon of the disputed Panatag Shoal a marine sanctuary, where neither Filipinos nor Chinese may be allowed to fish. Mr. Duterte told Chinese ...

    • Duterte wary of US role in South China Sea dispute 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 25, 2020, on page A6)
      President Duterte is not just afraid that a war in the South China Sea would crush the country—he’s also wary that American troops would take advantage and the conflict would spiral out of control. Reiterating that he will ...

    • Duterte's 'agreement' with China 

      David, Randy (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 28, 2019, on page A8)
      Basking in the glory of his record-breaking high approval ratings in the latest opinion surveys, President Duterte began his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) by highlighting the minuscule 3 percent that disapprove ...

    • Duterte's China 

      Nery, John (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 31, 2016, on page A9)
      It is possible that the seeming inconstancy in the Duterte approach to the territorial and maritime conflict in the South China Sea is strategic. What does it mean when one day he talks about shelving our claims aside in ...

    • 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: 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: sea row won't hurt Sino vaccine supply 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Gascon, Melvin; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 7, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The heated exchange between Manila and Beijing over China’s latest incursion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will not affect China’s provision of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, according to President Rodrigo Duterte. ...

    • Duterte: This isn’t the time to fight China 

      Nawal, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2018, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday hinted that his administration would not be questioning China over its activities in the West Philippine Sea, including its aggressive construction of military facilities on several reefs ...

    • Duterte: West to blame for global warming 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 25, 2018, on page 1)
      After President Rodrigo Duterte blamed climate change on rich Western countries last week, Malacañang on Saturday embraced the observance of Earth Hour and called on Filipinos to take part in the symbolic event. “We encourage ...