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Title:
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Philippines to protest Chinese ships presence amid troubled ties
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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August 9, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines will lodge a protest over the unannounced presence of two Chinese research vessels in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), one of at least three diplomatic challenges in recent weeks amid a souring of relations.
Political Security
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As Duterte Drifts Toward China, a U.S. Carrier Makes a Point in Manila
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Author:
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Jason Gutierrez
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Source:
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New York Times
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Date:
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August 8, 2019
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Description:
- Amid concerns in the Philippines about the future of its military alliance with the United States, the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan moored off Manila this week to show support for an ally locked in a territorial dispute with China.
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Title:
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Chinese survey ship found operating in PH waters
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Author:
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Sofia Tomacruz
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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August 7, 2019
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Description:
- A Chinese oceanographic survey ship was found to be operating off the east coast of the Philippines as early as Saturday, August 3, map images tracking the vessel's movement showed.
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Title:
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DND concerned over Chinese plan to develop Philippine islands
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Author:
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Michael Punongbayan
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 6, 2019
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Description:
- The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Philippine Navy have raised concerns over a reported government plan to allow Chinese firms to develop three Philippine islands into tourist destinations.
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Title:
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Duterte allows stamping of China passports with 9-dash line image
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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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August 6, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to end the implementation of a 7-year policy of the Philippine government not to stamp Philippine visas on Chinese passports in protest of the image of the 9-dash Line featured on their pages.
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Title:
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US won’t be allowed to install missile systems in PH – Duterte
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Author:
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Genalyn Kabiling
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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August 6, 2019
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Description:
- President Duterte declared Tuesday that he would never allow the United States to install missile systems in the country.
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Title:
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4 Chinese warships sailed in Palawan waters; ignored radio warnings
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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August 6, 2019
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Description:
- Four Chinese navy vessels have passed through Palawan waters in June without informing Philippine authorities and disregarded radio warnings of the military, the Western Command said Tuesday.
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Title:
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Philippines ‘fires off’ diplomatic protest over Chinese vessels circling Pag-asa Island
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Author:
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Christia Marie Ramos
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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July 31, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippine government has “fired off” a diplomatic protest over recent reports that hundreds of Chinese vessels were spotted circling Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea
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Title:
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DND chief: China actions don’t match words
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Author:
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Jaime Laude
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 31, 2019
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Description:
- Despite its repeated declarations of commitment to peace, China cannot hide its “bullying” of countries contesting its claim over the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday. He was reacting to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua’s pronouncement on Monday that China would use its military only for defense and “will not fire the first shot.”
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Title:
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Lorenzana tells China envoy: Ships should keep AIS trackers on
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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July 30, 2019
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Description:
- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua that its ships should keep their tracking responders on so they could be detected at sea, especially when they pass through Philippine waters.
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Title:
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Philippines mulls tourists for Thitu, bolstering South China Sea claims
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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July 24, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines is considering inviting tourists to its biggest and most strategically important outpost in the South China Sea, part of efforts to assert its claim to sovereignty over some of the world’s most contested islands.
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Title:
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SONA 2019: Duterte insists on fishing deal, threat of war with China
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Author:
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JC Gotinga
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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July 22, 2019
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Description:
- As he promised, President Rodrigo Duterte dedicated a portion of his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to justifying his purported “fishing deal” with China, arguncluing that it is a way to avert war over the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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Duterte: Philippines owns WPS, but Chinese can fish
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 18, 2019
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Description:
- Amid accusations that he is being too soft on China, President Duterte on Tuesday said he asserted the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea and merely granted fishing rights to Beijing. Duterte justified his decision to allow China to fish in Philippine waters, saying he was shielding the country from conflict.
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Title:
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Lorenzana raises Recto Bank sinking with Asean defense chiefs
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Author:
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Jaime Laude
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 15, 2019
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Description:
- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana brought up the June 9 sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel near the West Philippine Sea’s Recto Bank before the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Defense Ministerial Meeting (ADMM) that convened in Thailand on Friday.
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Title:
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Philippine defense spending in 2018: What data tells us
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Author:
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Zachary Abuza
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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July 12, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte has been calling on Congress to pass a spending bill with increased funding for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to complete their current round of modernization. But before approving more funding, it is incumbent on the Congress and Filipinos to analyze Philippine defense spending and to put it into a regional context.
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Title:
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3 years later, 87% of Filipinos want gov't to assert Hague ruling
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Author:
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Sofia Tomacruz
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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July 12, 2019
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Description:
- Three years since the Philippines' victory at the Hague, most Filipinos want the government to assert the country's rights to the islands in the West Philippine Sea, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Friday, July 12, showed.
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Title:
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DFA chief accepts Beijing’s terms as ‘superior’
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Author:
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Dona Pazzibugan
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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July 8, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines has accepted the terms of reference proposed by China for an agreement on the joint exploration for oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea, according to Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. “I accepted China’s version of the Terms of Reference (TOR) as superior to our own. Everything going well,” Locsin posted on Twitter on Sunday.
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Title:
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Duterte dares US: Declare war on China and we will join you
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Author:
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Joey Gabieta
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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July 7, 2019
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Description:
- In another rant against the United States and critics of his handling of the maritime dispute between Manila and Beijing, President Rodrigo Duterte dared Washington to declare war on China.
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Title:
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Infrared imaging shows more ships entering EEZ
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Author:
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Gabriel Lalu
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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July 3, 2019
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Description:
- The number of ships entering the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has increased dramatically since 2012, according to images compiled through the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) light detection sensor.
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Title:
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Duterte-Xi fishing deal verbal — Palace
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Author:
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Julie Aurelio
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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July 2, 2019
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Description:
- There is no written agreement between President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping that allows the Chinese to fish in Philippine waters, Malacañang said on Monday.