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Title:
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U.S.: We won't ask Philippines to be our proxy
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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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January 24, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim vowed on Tuesday, January 24, that Washington will not ask Manila to be its "proxy" in issues such as the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute.
Political Security
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Title:
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PH, CH form way to settle dispute
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Author:
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Sara Susanne D. Fabunan
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Source:
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Manila Standard
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Date:
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January 22, 2017
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Description:
- FOLLOWING the note verbale the Philippines filed against China, both Manila and Beijing agreed to establish a bilateral consultation mechanisms in resolving the territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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Palace: PH ready to work with Trump
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Author:
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Ed Margareth Barahan
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 21, 2017
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Description:
- Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Saturday said that the Philippines welcomes the foreign policy of United States President Donald Trump, as it “promises a more placid and mutually beneficial relationship especially with long-standing allies like us.”
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Title:
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After Phl protest, Rody, Chinese official meet
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Author:
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Christina Mendez
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 18, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - Amid fresh concerns over China’s installation of weapons systems on artificial islands it has built in disputed waters, visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin met with President Duterte at Malacañang last night.
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Title:
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PH troubled by China arms buildup in Spratlys
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Author:
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Cynthia D. Balana
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 18, 2017
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Description:
- China’s recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was “very troubling,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested Beijing’s activities.
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Title:
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Palace welcomes EU aid to PH for drug rehab
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Author:
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Nestor Corrales
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 17, 2017
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Description:
- Malacañang welcomed Tuesday the plan of the European Union (EU) to fund the government’s drug war despite lashing from President Rodrigo Duterte for criticizing his no-nonsense crackdown on the narcotics trade.
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Title:
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EU eyes stronger ties with Asean with PH as chair
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Author:
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Yuji Vincent Gonzales
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 16, 2017
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Description:
- Despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for “noninterference” in Southeast Asia’s internal affairs, the European Union (EU) on Monday said it was eyeing to further strengthen its relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), especially with the Philippines as chairman of this year’s regional summit.
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Title:
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US free to block China – Yasay
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Author:
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MICHAEL JOE T. DELIZO, TMT
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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January 15, 2017
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Description:
- THE Philippines will not stop the United States if it plans to block China from artificial islands in the contested West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said on Saturday.
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Title:
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Will Trump Clash With China Over South China Sea?
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Author:
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Peter Buxbaum
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Source:
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Global Trade
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Date:
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January 14, 2017
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Description:
- The South China Sea may the first flashpoint for incoming Trump administration, at least if his designated Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, has his way.
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Title:
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UN hails Duterte’s RH order
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Author:
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Julie M. Aurelio
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 14, 2017
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Description:
- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday hailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s intervention to provide free contraceptives to poor women as a “new momentum” in the provision of family planning services in the Philippines.
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Title:
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Trump nominee grilled on EJKS in PH
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Author:
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Nimfa U. Rueda
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 13, 2017
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Description:
- LOS ANGELES—US Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson endured tough questioning about human rights—including extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in the Philippines—during his confirmation hearing in Washington on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).
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Title:
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Defense chief plans to visit Filipino soldiers in West PH Sea
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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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January 9, 2017
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Description:
- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is planning to visit soldiers manning military outposts in Philippine-occupied areas in the West Philippine Sea amid improved relations with China. "One of the plans of our SND (secretary of national defense) is to visit our troops there, in his convenient available time," Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Eduardo Año told reporters in an interview in Camp Aguinaldo on Sunday.
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Title:
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PH defense partnership with Russia won’t affect US ties—Lorenzana
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 9, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines will soon start to work on a memorandum of understanding for its enhanced defense relations with Russia but it will not affect its alliance with the United States.
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Title:
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Defense chief eyes to visit PH outposts in South China Sea Read more: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/151329/defense-chief-eyes-visit-ph-outposts-south-china-sea#ixzz4VJvN0c3h Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 9, 2017
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Description:
- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is planning to visit the troops manning the Philippine military outposts in the South China Sea this year amid warming relations between Philippines and China.
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Title:
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Duterte asks Russia: Be PH ally and protector
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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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January 7, 2017
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Description:
- With Cabinet officials in tow, Mr. Duterte toured the Admiral Tributs, a Russian antisubmarine vessel that together with a sea tanker, the Boris Butoma, is on a goodwill visit to Manila.
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Title:
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Philippines no longer seen as ‘Trojan horse of the US’ – envoy to China
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Author:
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RT.com
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Source:
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RT.com
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Date:
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January 3, 2017
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Description:
- Despite warming relations between the Philippines and China, Manila will not sever ties with its long time ally the United States, Philippines new envoy to China has said. The Philippines are undertaking “a strategic shift in foreign policy,” according to the country’s new ambassador to China Jose "Chito" Sta. Romana. The assurance comes despite the harsh, sometimes crude statements from Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, which led many to believe that the Philippines leader had turned away from the US and was looking toward China.
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Title:
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Duterte vows to act if China 'siphons minerals' from South China Sea
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Author:
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Claire Jiao
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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December 30, 2016
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Description:
- Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The government is prepared to assert its rightful claim if China moves to mine resources in parts of the South China Sea where the country has economic rights, President Rodrigo Duterte has said. In a one-on-one interview with CNN Philippines on Thursday, the President said he is ready to raise the arbitral ruling recognizing the country's economic rights over the potentially mineral-rich contested waters. "[I will bring up the ruling] during my time. I cannot let it pass na balewala na lang," Duterte said.
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Title:
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Philippines will address South China Sea issue as chair of ASEAN
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Author:
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Cliff Venzon
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Source:
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Nikkei
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Date:
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December 28, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA -- The Philippines will keep the contentious South China Sea territorial issue on the agenda at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year, but will also use its chairing of the 10-nation bloc to promote a major regional trade deal initiated by Beijing. "The South China Sea issue is always a concern that can be raised by any ASEAN member in light of the joint communique that we have already made," Perfecto Yasay, the Philippine foreign secretary, told the Nikkei Asian Review on Wednesday. "These issues can be brought up and we will be addressing them."
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Title:
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Will Duterte Really Abandon the U.S. for China?
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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National Interest
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Date:
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December 28, 2016
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Description:
- The year 2016 has been a watershed for Philippine-American relations, in particular, and, in broader terms, for the Sino-American showdown in the South China Sea. At the center of this geopolitical hiccup is no less than the Philippines’ controversial and tough-talking leader Rodrigo Duterte, who has repeatedly threatened to end his country’s century-old military alliance with America. Disagreements over Duterte’s “war on drugs” stand at the heart of a deepening rift, which threatens to upend Washington’s relations with its oldest Asian ally.
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Title:
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The Constitution and the West Philippine Sea
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Author:
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Florin T. Hilbay
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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October 26, 2016
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Description:
- Prior to Philippines v. China, we had claims under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) about our maritime entitlements in the West Philippine Sea. So did China. The arbitration resulted in an overwhelming validation of the Philippines’ arguments, and an emphatic rejection of China’s. The four corners of every page of Philippines v. China determines with finality our specific rights in the West Philippine Sea.