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    • China backs joint oil drilling with Philippines in disputed sea 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Tubeza, Philip C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2017, on page A8)
      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said that he supported the idea of joint energy exploration with the Philippines in the heavily disputed South China Sea, warning that unilateral action could cause problems and ...
    • China drives away US spy plane in South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2015, on page 1-9)
      The Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on ...
    • China island-building still on 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 11, 2017, on page A8)
      Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Amti-CSIS) on Thursday disproved the claims of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Philippine Foreign ...
    • China may allow Filipinos to fish in Panatag 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 19, 2016, on page A19)
      China will consider giving Filipino fishermen conditional access to disputed waters in the South China Sea after the leaders of the two countries meet in Beijing this week, two Chinese sources with ties to the leadership ...
    • China scores win; PH lets go of bid to cite sea ruling 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2016, on page A1-A17)
      Southeast Asian nations overcame days of deadlock on Monday when the Philippines dropped a request for their joint statement to mention a landmark legal ruling on the South China Sea, officials said, after objections from ...
    • China: It's up to PH to heal rift over S. China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 12, 2015, on page A15)
      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China in a United Nations arbitral tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations and that it was up to the Philippines to heal ...
    • Coast Guard, BFAR drive away Chinese vessels from PH shoal 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2021, on page A2-A3)
      The Philippines on Wednesday said its maritime patrols had twice driven Chinese vessels away from a shoal within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It was the first time since President Duterte took office in ...
    • Marcos urged to avoid Du30 path on China 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 12, 2022, on page A4)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may be guided by his predecessor’s position on the West Philippine Sea, so he would know what not to do with regard to the 2016 arbitral ruling in the Philippines’ favor which rejected China’s ...
    • Palace eyes favorable provisions in joint oil exploration with China 

      Tubeza, Philip C.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 28, 2017, on page A12)
      Any deal for joint exploration for oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea should contain provisions “favorable” to the Philippines, Malacañang said on Thursday. Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, however, ...
    • Palace: PH 'not waiving' maritime rights in S. China Sea 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 16, 2020, on page A5)
      The Philippines continues to “assert’’ its rights in the South China Sea even as it pursues bilateral ties with China, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Wednesday. “We have not waived, nor have we relinquished ...
    • PH ends talks for joint oil search with China 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 24, 2022, on page A1-A5)
      The negotiations for the planned joint oil exploration between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have been completely terminated upon instructions of President Duterte, Foreign Secretary Teodoro ...
    • Sea row to eclipse Apec agenda 

      Avendaño, Christine O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 17, 2015, on page A1-A20)
      Introducing any security topic in Apec’s formal discussions is a touchy issue because a major member, China, fears that could pave the way for its territorial conflicts in the South China Sea to be put on the agenda. Beijing ...
    • Series of bilateral talks leading calm for South China Sea 

      Munitalks (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 11, 2017, on page A2)
      With the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit happening in Manila, a discussion about the Code of Conduct on South China Sea (SCS) is expected to be brought up by its participating leaders. With ...
    • US destroyers sail close to Sino-held reefs 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 8, 2016, on page A1-A14)
      US destroyers have sailed close to Chinese-held reefs and islands in the disputed South China Sea in recent weeks, US naval officials said on Thursday, patrols likely to fuel tensions ahead of an international court's ...
    • US-China rivalry takes Apec center stage 

      Doronila, Amando (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 20, 2015, on page A17)
      On the official agenda, global free trade was the headline of the summit of the leaders of 21 member-economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Manila this week. But the rivalry of the region’s superpowers—the ...