Title:

 Philippines-US Joint Statement, 13 November 2017

Author:

 

Source:

Presidential Communications Operations Office

Date:

November 14, 2018

Description:

U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met in Manila on November 13, 2017 to discuss a broad range of shared interests and priorities. Both leaders praised the enduring U.S.-Philippines Alliance, built on a strong foundation of shared values, sacrifices, and history, and bolstered by common interests and people-to-people ties, and full respect for legal and diplomatic processes.

Title:

 Opening a new chapter of China-Philippines relations

Author:

Li Keqiang

Source:

The Philippine Star

Date:

November 12, 2017

Description:

It is my great pleasure to pay an official visit to the Philippines and attend the East Asia leaders’ meetings at the invitation of President Duterte. This will be my first visit to your hospitable land as the Chinese Premier, yet I have long been drawn to your rich historical and cultural heritage, vibrant society and your cheerful and hard-working people.

Title:

 Economics key to US relevance in Southeast Asia

Author:

jacob Merkle

Source:

East Asia Forum

Date:

November 6, 2017

Description:

US strategic policy in Southeast Asia pays startlingly little attention to the role of economics. With China encouraging ASEAN members to renounce US security involvement in the region, it is time for the United States to step back and re-evaluate how it engages with Southeast Asia.

Title:

 South China Sea, N. Korea, counterterror top Trump’s ASEAN agend

Author:

Philippine News Agency

Source:

Northbound Philippines News Online

Date:

November 5, 2017

Description:

United States President Donald Trump’s priorities in his upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) trip include the denuclearization of North Korea, meaningful code of conduct negotiations in the South China Sea, and counterterrorism efforts among others, said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Patrick Murphy.

Title:

 What Did the ASEAN Defense Meetings in the Philippines Achieve?

Author:

Prashanth Parameswaran

Source:

The Diplomat

Date:

November 2, 2017

Description:

Last week, defense ministers from around the region met for the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM) and the ADMM-Plus in the Philippines, which are held annually and biannually among Southeast Asian states and some other major regional partners. The meetings, along with other bilateral engagements on the sidelines, provided some sense of what the regional defense picture looks like and where it is headed.

Title:

 Secretary Tillerson Travels to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Burma

Author:

Heather Nauert - Department Spokesperson

Source:

US Department of State

Date:

November 2, 2017

Description:

Secretary Tillerson will accompany President Trump on his travels to Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The Secretary will also make an additional stop in Burma. The Secretary’s six-country trip demonstrates the Administration’s commitment to our alliances and partnerships in the Asia Pacific and highlights our ongoing engagement in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the East Asia Summit (EAS) on regional issues of mutual interest and concern.

Title:

 TRACKING THE PHILIPPINES’ FORCE BUILD-UP IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

Author:

Alex Vuving

Source:

ASIA MARITIME TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE

Date:

November 1, 2017

Description:

Philippine strategic culture has combined a reliance on the United States for external defense and a focus on internal threats, especially the Muslim and Communist insurgents on the southern island of Mindanao. This has resulted in a chronic neglect of the navy, air force, and coast guard.

Title:

 Duterte hopeful China will stop expansion in disputed sea

Author:

Ian Nicolas Cigaral

Source:

The Philippine Star

Date:

November 1, 2017

Description:

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he is hopeful that China will keep its promise to stop the occupation of new features in the disputed South China Sea as he reiterated anew his strategy to settle the maritime row: Don’t insult the superpowers.

Title:

 No one can 'contain' China: Chinese envoy

Author:

PTI

Source:

Economic Times

Date:

October 31, 2017

Description:

WASHINGTON: The Chinese envoy to the US today said that no one could "contain" China now, expressing his displeasure over the formation of an "exclusive club" in the Indo-Pacific region.

Title:

 Why Japan’s New Military Aircraft Gift to the Philippines Matters

Author:

Prashanth Parameswaran

Source:

The Diplomat

Date:

October 31, 2017

Description:

Last week, Japan disclosed that, following a change in Japanese law, it will now be donating five aircraft to the Philippines rather than leasing them as previously agreed. Though the move represents just one change in a broader relationship that has already been deepening in the defense realm, its significance for both sides and the wider region ought not to be underestimated.