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Title:
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Duterte: I won't give up West PH Sea, Hague ruling
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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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October 16, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Days before his state visit to China, President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not give up fighting for Philippine sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
Political Security
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Title:
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'I will not bargain anywhere': Philippine president will raise landmark court ruling on China visit
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Author:
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Christopher Woody and Reuters
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Source:
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Business Insider
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Date:
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October 16, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he would raise a controversial arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with China's leaders, and vowed not to surrender any sovereignty or deviate from the July award by the tribunal in The Hague, according to Reuters.
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Title:
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Goldberg: U.S. did not fail the Philippines
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Author:
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JC Gotinga
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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October 15, 2016
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Description:
- The United States' envoy in Manila, Philip Goldberg, says his country has not failed the Philippines. This is his reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte and Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay saying that "America has failed us."
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Title:
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China to avoid 'divisive' sea ruling during Duterte trip
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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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October 14, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua on Friday October 14, said China will avoid discussing the historic ruling on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) when Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visits Beijing.
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Title:
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Philippines-China solution on Scarborough Shoal possible, envoy says
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Author:
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Neil Jerome Morales
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 14, 2016
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Description:
- A budding Philippines-China friendship could boost chances of removing one of their biggest bones of contention in the South China Sea, Beijing's ambassador said on Friday, as the two sides pursue broad business ties while still at odds over sovereignty.
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Title:
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Duterte determined to stop joint patrols in South China Sea
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Author:
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Cynthia D. Balana, Gil C. Cabacungan
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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October 13, 2016
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Description:
- Malacañang said on Wednesday that President Duterte was determined to stop joint patrols with the United States in the South China Sea despite Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio’s reminder that the Constitution mandated the state to protect the country’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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Title:
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Hague ruling off Duterte’s agenda for China trip
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Author:
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Kristin Huang
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 13, 2016
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is not expected to raise an international tribunal ruling over the disputed South China Sea during his trip to Beijing next week, according to the head of a Chinese government-affiliated think tank who met Duterte’s special envoy in Hong Kong two months ago.
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Title:
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Panatag still off-limits to PH
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Author:
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Gabriel Cardinoza
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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October 12, 2016
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Description:
- LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—Chinese Coast Guard vessels drove Filipino fishermen from the disputed Scarborough Shoal last week in defiance of a UN-backed court’s ruling and just days before President Duterte’s fence-mending visit to China.
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Title:
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US to honor Philippines commitments, expects same in return
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Author:
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Matthew Pennington (Associated Press)
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 12, 2016
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Description:
- WASHINGTON — The top US diplomat for East Asia says the US will honor its commitments to the Philippines and it expects its Southeast Asian ally to the do the same. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel said the US values the relationship and wants to keep it on an "even keel."
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Title:
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Philippines to open giant rehab center soon, funded by China tycoon
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Author:
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Karen Lema
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 12, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines on Wednesday announced plans to open in November what it called a "mega" drug rehabilitation facility, funded by a Chinese tycoon, to treat up to 10,000 patients in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
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Title:
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Justice Carpio: Only U.S. can stop China
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Author:
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Camille Abadicio
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Source:
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http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/10/12/Justice-Carpio-Only-US-can-stop-China.html
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Date:
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October 12, 2016
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Description:
- A Supreme Court justice and key member of the Philippine legal team that won a landmark case over the country's claims in the South China Sea voiced concern over the end of joint military exercises between the Philippines and the U.S., as both countries ended war games late Tuesday.
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Title:
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The Philippines' pivot to China
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Author:
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Jay L. Batongbacal
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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October 12, 2016
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte's upcoming visit to China may formally mark the swing back of the pendulum called Philippine foreign policy. In the past few months, the Philippines has steadily and unambiguously provided China with all the concessions it wants in the aftermath of the arbitration: no hype over the arbitral award, withdrawal of patrols from the EEZ, and stepping (and potentially breaking) away from the alliance with the US, as well as other allies. At the same time, after a sustained push to get the ASEAN members to begin standing up to China in the SCS and securing a massive legal victory that could be the solid basis of a united front between claimants, the Philippines has dropped the ball and withdrawn at the eleventh hour to deal bilaterally with China.
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Title:
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China, Philippines consider military cooperation
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Author:
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L. Todd Wood
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Source:
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Washington Times
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Date:
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October 4, 2016
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Description:
- Economic and military weakness has its consequences. One of those consequences is that former allies start to look to side with what they believe will be the winning team. Under the Obama administration, which has stabbed allies in the back around the world, our friends are looking to partner with our former adversaries. Take the Philippines for example, a long-term U.S. ally since WWII. The Manilla Times reports, “Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua said an enhancement of military ties between the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) foes was “something we are looking at.
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Title:
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Philippines' Duterte says to visit China
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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October 11, 2016
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would soon visit China and hoped also to travel to Russia, as he again criticised longtime ally the United States for "arrogance".
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Title:
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US, UK post reminders on assistance to Philippines
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Author:
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Rosette Adel
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 10, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Amid President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncements that he intends to shrug off aid from the United States and the United Kingdom, the two countries' embassies sent out social media posts referring to their assistance to the Philippines.
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Title:
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Philippines tells US no joint patrols in South China Sea
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Author:
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Teresa Cerojano
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 8, 2016
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Description:
- SAN ANTONIO, Philippines — The Philippine defense chief said Friday he told the U.S. military that plans for joint patrols and naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea have been put on hold, the first concrete break in defense cooperation after months of increasingly strident comments by the country's new president.
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Title:
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How Much Damage Can Duterte Do to the U.S.-Philippine Relationship?
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Author:
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Joshua Kurlantzick
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Source:
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World Politics Review
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Date:
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October 7, 2016
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Description:
- Over the past decade, the United States and the Philippines have bolstered what was already a strong strategic and diplomatic relationship with deep historical roots and a 65-year treaty alliance. During the George W. Bush administration, after 9/11, the U.S. launched a training and assistance program for the Philippine armed forces, designed to help combat terrorist networks based in the southern Philippines, especially Abu Sayyaf. For a time, a significant detachment of U.S. Special Forces was based there, training Philippine soldiers.
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Title:
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DFA: Revitalizing PHL-China trade does not mean weakening ties with US
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Author:
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Azer N. Parrocha, Philippines News Agency
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Source:
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Interaksyon
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Date:
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October 7, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday that revitalizing trade between the Philippines and China does not mean the weakening of ties between the Philippines and the United States.
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Title:
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Philippines has no intention of forging military alliance with China, Foreign Minister Yasay says
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Author:
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Kyodo
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 6, 2016
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Description:
- While Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been vocal about forging closer ties with China following his criticism of the United States, his country’s long-time ally, forging a military alliance with the world’s No. 2 economic power is not going to happen, his top diplomat said on Thursday.
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Title:
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Philippines' top diplomat: 'America has failed us'
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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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October 6, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Departing from the measured tone of his agency's policy papers, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr released a statement saying the United States has "failed" the Philippines in the eyes of President Rodrigo Duterte.