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Title:
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Palace: Trump visit shows strained US-PH relations on the mend
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Author:
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Leila B. Salaverria
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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October 1, 2017
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Description:
- The announced visit to the Philippines by US President Donald Trump shows that relations between Manila and Washington, strained by President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and his frequent anti-US tirades, are on the mend, Malacañang said on Saturday.
Political Security
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Title:
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Duterte warms up to US, seeks ‘friendly’ ties
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Author:
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Philip C. Tubeza
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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September 30, 2017
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Description:
- Despite his much-publicized pivot to China, President Duterte said he wanted to have “friendly” relations with the United States and said he would halt his foul-mouthed rants against Washington as the two treaty allies focused on fighting Islamic State (IS)-linked militants in the Philippines.
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Title:
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CHANGE OF HEART? Duterte on US: I’d rather be friendly to them now
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Author:
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Trisha Macas
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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September 28, 2017
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday changed his rhetoric against the United States, saying this time that he'd "rather be friendly to them now." At an event in Eastern Samar to commemorate the 116th Balangiga Encounter Day, Duterte said the Americans, which he has lambasted many times in the past, have "redeemed themselves a lot." "There are so many factors involved but I'd rather be friendly to them now because aside from these episodes of, I said, sad incidents, overall I think the Americans also redeemed themselves a lot," he said.
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Title:
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U.S. Support Dwindles In The Philippines As China's Reputation Grows
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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September 25, 2017
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Description:
- Tough-talking, rainmaking President Rodrigo Duterte has led the Philippines for 15 months. Part of his shakeup of how things are done extends to rebalancing relations with old colonizer the United States against an increasingly powerful China despite a maritime sovereignty dispute. Over the past three years Filipinos' sentiment toward China has climbed 17 percentage points, according to a Pew Research Center report released Thursday. Duterte did his part by setting aside the maritime issue, leading Beijing to pledge $24 billion in October for aid and investment in the developing, largely poor Philippines.
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Title:
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Filipinos favour US over China, but gap narrowing
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Author:
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Raul Dancel
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Source:
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Straits Times
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Date:
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September 22, 2017
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Description:
- Filipinos still favour the United States over China, but the gap is narrowing, with President Rodrigo Duterte rallying public support for his alliance-shaking pivot towards Beijing, a US-based think-tank has reported. A negative view of President Donald Trump is also eroding "positive feeling" in the Philippines towards the US
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Title:
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Chinese, Philippine FMs discuss bilateral ties
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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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September 21, 2017
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Description:
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday met with his Philippine counterpart, Alan Peter Cayetano, and discussed their countries' relations. Under the guidance of the two heads of state, China-Philippine relations have maintained momentum for development, which is in the interests of the two peoples and has won the applause of the international community, including member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Wang.
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Title:
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ASEAN meeting on transnational crimes opens in Manila
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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China.org.cn
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Date:
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September 18, 2017
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Description:
- Southeast Asian ministers converged in Manila on Monday to discuss steps on how to strengthen regional strategies and cooperation to combat transnational crimes. A statement from the Philippine government said the four-day ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crimes (AMMTC) will be chaired by Catalino Cuy, officer-in-charge of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
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Title:
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Marawi rehab gets P730M from US, P5M from China
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Author:
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DEMPSEY REYES AND CATHERINE S. VALENTE
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Source:
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Manila Times
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Date:
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September 6, 2017
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Description:
- Malacañang on Wednesday announced P730 million in assistance from the United States and P5 million from China for ongoing relief operations and eventual rehabilitation of besieged Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, in southern Mindanao.
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Title:
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US envoy says DU30 doing right in relations with China
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Author:
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Roy Mabasa
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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September 5, 2017
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Description:
- The top American diplomat in Manila emphasized on Tuesday that the Filipino public should take comfort in the fact that President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration has been pursuing improved relations with China while recognizing the need to protect Philippine interest.
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Title:
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War by Other Means
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Author:
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Elfren S. Cruz
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 3, 2017
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Description:
- The United States is the most powerful economy in the world; but, it still relies primarily on the power of the gun in the pursuit of its international affairs. On the other hand, emerging superpowers like China, Russia India and Japan are turning to economics as their primary form of warfare.
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Title:
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US eyes more regular West Philippine Sea patrols
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Author:
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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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September 3, 2017
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Description:
- The Pentagon is planning to conduct more regular patrols in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea)—as many as two to three a month—to assert freedom of navigation in disputed waters claimed by China, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Title:
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New leadership
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Author:
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Ana Marie Pamintuan
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 30, 2017
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Description:
- After it was confirmed yesterday morning that North Korea had fired a missile that landed near the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the big question was how Tokyo would react.
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Title:
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New Philippines Radar System Spotlights US-ASEAN Maritime Security
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Author:
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Prashanth Parameswaran
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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August 29, 2017
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Description:
- Last week, the United States formally transferred a new radar system to the Philippines. While the transfer is just the latest in a series of ongoing activities by the two sides that are continuing across the security realm, it also highlights Washington’s continuing efforts to strengthen maritime domain awareness among Southeast Asian states in spite of lingering challenges.
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Title:
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Philippines, Chinese coast guards hold maritime exercises
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Author:
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Evelyn Macairan
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 22, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - Despite China’s creeping occupation of land features within Philippine waters, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has embarked on a joint maritime law enforcement operation with its Chinese counterpart in accordance with President Duterte’s instructions. PCG spokesman Commander Armand Balilo said that since President Duterte’s visit to China last year, the PCG has established better rapport with the Chinese Coast Guard, while maintaining good relations with the United States Coast Guard (USCG).
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Title:
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Alejano: Chinese flag planted on PH sandy island
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Author:
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Marc jayson Cayabyab
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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August 22, 2017
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Description:
- Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Tuesday alleged that a Chinese flag was planted on a sand cay seven nautical miles off Kota Island, an indication that China’s incursions on Philippine waters continue amid warmer relations between the two countries. Alejano bared this information from a source he won’t identify to protect said source. He said the presence of the Chinese flag was detected by ship, adding that he has yet to verify if the flag continues to be planted there.
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Title:
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Duterte won’t fight China over Sandy Cay
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Author:
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Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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August 22, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he would not confront China over the reported presence of Chinese ships in Sandy Cay, a geological feature near the Philippine-held Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island) in the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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Philippines says China agrees on no new expansion in South China Sea
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Author:
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Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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August 15, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA (Reuters) - China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new “status quo” brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, the Philippine defense minister said.
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Title:
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Manila's pivot to pragmatism on the South China Sea
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Author:
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Editorial Board, East Asia Forum
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Source:
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East Asia Forum
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Date:
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August 14, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines is at the frontline of China’s entry into a strategic theatre in Asia that has been dominated by the United States since World War II. Its experience of China’s rise is a sometimes fraught daily reality.
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Title:
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Don't tell us what to do, PH tells countries on sea dispute
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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August 9, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines criticized the United States, Japan, and Australia for releasing a joint statement that urged both Manila and Beijing to heed a 2016 international ruling on the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Duterte Wants to Pivot to China—but the Law May Prevent This
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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August 6. 2017
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Description:
- Under President Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines continues its pivot to China in earnest. In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24 , the firebrand Filipino leader lashed out yet again at Western countries, namely the European Union and the United States, for criticizing his controversial war on drugs, which has been condemned by human rights groups at home and around the world.