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Title:
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Philippines Prefers China Loans Over U.S. ‘Strategic Confusion’ in South China Sea
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Author:
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Andreo Calonzo
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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May 20, 2019
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Description:
- The U.S. is projecting “strategic confusion” in the South China Sea, the Philippines’ top diplomat said, prompting the Southeast Asian nation to deepen its ties with China. President Rodrigo Duterte prefers China’s offer of loans and investments in the absence of a clearer stance from the U.S. in the disputed sea amid growing rivalry between the two nations, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said.
Economic
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Title:
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China firms taking part in food expo
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Author:
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Louella Desiderio
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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May 19, 2019
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Description:
- A delegation composed of top food companies from China is coming to the Philippines later this month to source products and ingredients.
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Title:
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IP body asks NIA to halt Chico project
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Author:
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Karlston Lapniten
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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May 8, 2019
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Description:
- Work on the Chinese-financed Chico River Pump Irrigation Project should be suspended because the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and its Chinese contractor have not been issued a certification that they obtained the consent of affected tribes in Kalinga province, a committee of the Cordillera Regional Development Council (RDC) said on Tuesday.
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Title:
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China tops foreign buyers of Philippine bananas, wresting Japan's 30-yr record
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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May 7, 2019
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Description:
- China has overtaken Japan as the biggest foreign market of Philippine bananas, buying more than 1.1 million metric tons in 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.
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Title:
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Malacañang backs probe into Chinese-only establishments
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Author:
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Pia Ranada
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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May 6, 2019
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Description:
- Malacañang supports an investigation into establishments and other businesses that reject Filipino customers and cater only to Chinese nationals. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Monday, May 6, said Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III will be asked to begin a probe.
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Title:
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China to prioritize Filipino workers in projects – DOTr exec
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Author:
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Patricia Ann Roxas
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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May 6, 2019
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Description:
- Beijing has assured Manila that Filipino workers would be prioritized in all China-assisted infrastructure projects in the Philippines and would only “bring” Chinese nationals for “highly-technical” work, an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Monday.
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Title:
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DFA warns Duterte gov't vs Huawei amid warming ties with China
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Author:
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Rambo Talabong
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has warned President Rodrigo Duterte’s government about the risks of partnering with telecommunications giant Huawei in government projects, an internal memorandum obtained by Rappler showed.
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Title:
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Robredo: Chinese workers in Palawan a ‘huge insult’
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Author:
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Shane Montecillo
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- The presence of some 260 Chinese nationals in Palawan with special working permits is “a huge insult to Filipinos,” Vice President Leni Robredo said during her visit in this city for the Southern Luzon Area Business Conference on Thursday.
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Title:
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Japanese firm expands in Davao
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Author:
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Reuel Lumawag
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Source:
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Sunstar
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- JAPANESE manufacturing firm Packwell, Inc. will be expanding its operations in Asia as it will soon set up operations at the Anflo Industrial Estate (AIE) in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI), AIE developer and operator, closed the deal with Packwell following the the signing of an agreement in Tokyo, Japan on April 22, 2019. The agreement was signed by DLI first vice president Ricardo Lagdameo and Packwell chairman Masahito Hoshin
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Title:
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Dominguez wants World Bank-ADB redundancies eliminated
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Author:
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Daxim Lucas
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- The country’s top economic manager wants two of the world’s biggest multilateral lenders to work closer together to eliminate overlapping functions, reduce costs, and be more effective in promoting development among member nations.
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Title:
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Udenna-China Telecom deal may prompt more Chinese firms to enter Philippines
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Author:
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Denise Valdez
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Source:
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Business World
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- THE $5.4-billion deal signed last week by Udenna Corp. and subsidiary Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. with China Telecommunications Corp. for a telecommunications joint venture may prompt more Chinese firms to pour investments in the Philippines.
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Title:
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PHL bags $12B in investments from Duterte’s fourth visit to China
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Author:
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Virgil Lopez
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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April 26, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines secured $12.165 billion worth of investments which are expected to generate 21,165 jobs during President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth official visit to China. Duterte witnessed on Friday the exchange of 19 business agreements signed by Philippine and Chinese firms on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road forum in Beijing.
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Title:
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PH, China sign deals on trade, drugs
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Author:
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Gen Kabiling
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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April 26, 2019
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Description:
- Amid improving bilateral relations, the Philippines and China have forged two agreements on promoting investment cooperation and drug rehabilitation efforts.
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Title:
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Ayala to build first Philippine-China industrial park in Pampanga
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Author:
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Ralph Rivas
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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April 26, 2019
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Description:
- Economic ties between China and the Philippines have gotten stronger under the Duterte administration, and Ayala Corporation is making sure to ride the investment frenzy.
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Title:
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'Manila's hosting of Boao Forum prelude to 'Belt and Road' meet in Beijing'
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Author:
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ABS CBN News
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Source:
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ABS CBN News
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Date:
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April 26, 2019
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Description:
- A perfect prelude to Manila's participation in the "Belt and Road" Forum. That's how Henry Lim Bon Liong, president of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc., described Manila's hosting of the Boao Economic Forum.
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Title:
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Chinese nationals top ordinance violators in Boracay – officials
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Author:
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CNN Philippines
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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April 25, 2019
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Description:
- Chinese nationals were found to be the top violators of local ordinances in Boracay for the first four months of the year, according to data from the island’s special regulatory unit. Data from the Boracay Tourism Regulatory Enforcement Unit, which CNN Philippines obtained Thursday, showed that Chinese nationals have listed a total of 739 violations from January to April 2019. That includes 150 violations listed in January, 248 in February, 207 in March and 134 this month.
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Title:
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PH, China oil pact still a go
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Author:
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Doris Abadilla
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 25, 2019
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Description:
- Notwithstanding “intense” diplomatic discussions to ease tension in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippines and China are “moving forward” when it comes to negotiations on the proposed joint oil and gas exploration. A basic memorandum of understanding (MOU) on joint exploration had been signed in Manila as part of bilateral outcomes last year when Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Philippines. However, both parties still need to turn the MOU into a more concrete agreement and framework.
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Title:
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Debts incurred by Marcos regime taught PHL lessons on loans — PHL envoy
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Author:
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Donna Magsino
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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April 25, 2019
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Description:
- Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana said Wednesday he believes that the Philippines would not drown in its loans from China as the country already learned much from its experience on debts incurred by the Marcos regime.
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Title:
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World Bank economist: No risk of debt distress for Philippines, Asean
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Author:
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Ben De Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 24, 2019
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Description:
- Despite Chinese debt trap fears, Asean countries including the Philippines would unlikely have difficulty settling their obligations, an economist of the Washington-based multilateral lender World Bank said Wednesday.
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Title:
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Boao Forum in Manila reflects support in PH-China relations: Duterte
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Author:
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Azer Parrocha
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Source:
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Philippine News Agency
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Date:
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April 23, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the very first Boao Forum for Asia in Manila on Monday night describing it as reflective of support for enhanced relations between the Philippines and China as well as East regional cooperation. Duterte failed to attend the forum as he was "not feeling well" but Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea read the President's speech for him, thanking former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now House Speaker, for taking the initiative to bring the conference to Manila.