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Title:
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Duterte, Southeast Asian leaders open 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok
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Author:
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Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
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Source:
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ABSCBN News
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Date:
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June 23, 2019
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Description:
- Southeast Asian leaders, including Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, met on Sunday for a second day of a summit in Bangkok, where they were expected to discuss pressing regional issues including the plight of Myanmar's fleeing Rohingyas and the South China Sea dispute.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Why Xi Jinping Is Courting Kim Jong-un
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Author:
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John Delury
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Source:
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New York Times
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Date:
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June 23, 2019
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Description:
- As President Xi Jinping of China left North Korea on Friday afternoon, much attention was focused on whether he had obtained any concession on denuclearization from Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader — and how he might leverage that when he meets President Trump this week on the margins of the G-20 summit. But this focus on nuclear weapons and China’s trade war with the United States obscures the real significance of Mr. Xi’s trip, and it mistakes his weakness for strength.
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Title:
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ASEAN summit – Southeast Asian nations wary of US-China trade row
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Author:
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Deutsch Welle
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Source:
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Deutsch Welle
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Date:
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June 22, 2019
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Description:
- The US-China trade dispute is high on the ASEAN summit agenda. The bloc's leaders are set to sign an economic partnership deal at their annual meeting in Bangkok, but not all countries want Beijing's economic hegemony.
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Title:
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North Korea reminds China of colonial history to strengthen ties
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Author:
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Agence France Presse
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 22, 2019
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Description:
- Pyongyang's relationship with Beijing is "invincible" because the countries both endured Japanese rule, North Korea said Saturday, June 22, the day after the Chinese President's highly symbolic visit ended.
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Title:
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BCDA recognizes Japanese gov’t support to Build Build Build
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Author:
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Cherie Joyce V. Flores
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Source:
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Philippine InformationAgency
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Date:
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June 19, 2019
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Description:
- Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) recognized the support of the Japanese government to the Build Build Build infrastructure program of the Duterte administration.
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Title:
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Vietnamese media reports rescue of 'hungry, quivering' Filipino fishers
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Author:
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Philippine Star
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 18, 2019
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Description:
- The owner of the Vietnamese boat that rescued 22 Filipinos after what Manila now calls an allision with a Chinese vessel near the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea has talked to Vietnamese media about the rescue.
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Title:
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Locsin at UN after sinking of PH boat: Abandoning people in distress is a felony
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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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June 18, 2019
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Description:
- Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said it is a felony to abandon people in distress following the incident in the West Philippine Sea where 22 Filipino fishermen were left at sea for hours after a Chinese vessel reportedly rammed their fishing boat.
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Title:
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Duterte dismisses PH boat sinking as 'maritime incident'
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 17, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte broke his silence on Monday, June 17, about the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese ship in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), dismissing this as a "maritime incident."
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Title:
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Philippines asks China to sanction Chinese crew of vessel in collision
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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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June 13, 2019
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Description:
- Malacañang called on the government of China to sanction the crew of a Chinese vessel that left Filipino fishermen to fend for themselves after a vessel collision in the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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Sea militia attacks could trigger US obligations under defense treaty
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Author:
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Janvic Mateo
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 16, 2019
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Description:
- Foreign government-sanctioned attacks initiated by militia or armed civilians in the South China Sea may trigger the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) of the United States and the Philippines, US ambassador to Manila Sung Kim said.
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Title:
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Chinese vessels continue clam harvest in Panatag
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Author:
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Gabriel Cardinoza
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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June 14, 2019
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Description:
- Chinese fishing vessels continue to gather giant clams at Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea despite protests from maritime officials, according to Pangasinan fishermen who sailed there in late May. Unless Chinese fishermen were stopped, the giant clam population in the West Philippine Sea would soon be decimated, said Yoyoy Rizol, a fisherman based in Infanta town, Pangasinan province.
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Title:
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Tsai seeks expanded Taiwan-US-Japan cooperation in Indo-Pacific
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Author:
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Taiwan Today
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Source:
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Taiwan Today
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Date:
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June 14, 2019
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Description:
- President Tsai Ing-wen said June 13 that Taiwan is determined to ramp up cooperation with the U.S. and Japan in countering rising challenges to rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific. Taiwan will deepen trilateral ties and work closely with the like-minded partners in promoting regional peace, stability and prosperity for the benefit of all, Tsai said. This approach is in line with the U.S.’s visions and principles for a free and open Indo-Pacific, she added.
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Title:
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China claims ship 'besieged by 7 or 8 Filipino boats'
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 14, 2019
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – While admitting one of their own was involved, China denied a Chinese ship sank a Filipino boat in a "hit-and-run" incident in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). In a statement Friday evening, June 14, the Chinese embassy claimed the Chinese vessel was in fact "besieged by 7 or 8 Filipino fishing boats," preventing it from rescuing the Filipino fishermen from their sunken boat. China said the Chinese fishing boat Yuemaobinyu 42212 "engaged in a light purse seine operation" and "was berthed" in the vicinity of Recto Bank (Reed Bank) in the West Philippine Sea "at 2400 hours on June 9, 2019."
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Title:
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Wescom: Filipino fishermen asleep when boat was hit by Chinese vessel:
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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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June 13, 2019
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Description:
- The Filipino crew of an anchored fishing boat in Recto Bank (Reed Bank) had no clue that they were about to be rammed by a Chinese fishing vessel in the West Philippine Sea that night. This is because the fishermen were sleeping when the incident happened midnight of Sunday or early Monday in the West Philippine Sea, Western Command chief Vice Adm. Rene Medina told INQUIRER.net, citing initial investigation.
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Title:
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Palace concerned over China ships in Panatag
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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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June 12, 2019
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang yesterday expressed concern over the presence of Chinese naval vessels near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which is off Zambales and well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. Earlier this week, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel reported seeing a Chinese warship, coast guard vessels and militia boats around Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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Military: Chinese vessel’s sinking of Filipino boat in Recto Bank maybe ‘intentional’
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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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June 12, 2019
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Description:
- The “collision” at Recto Bank (Reed Bank) in the West Philippine Sea where a Chinese fishing boat hit and sank an anchored Filipino fishing boat appeared to be “intentional,” the military said Wednesday. “Kung titingnan ninyo po sa incident report, may intentionality eh, kasi hindi tumigil [ang vessel],” acting Western Command spokesperson Lt. Col. Stephen Penetrante told reporters.
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Title:
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Chinese vessel hits, sinks Philippine boat in Recto Bank —Lorenzana
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Author:
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GMA News
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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June 12, 2019
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Description:
- A Chinese fishing vessel hit a Filipino boat in waters off the Reed Bank or Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Wednesday. In a statement, Lorenzana denounced the Chinese vessel for leaving the scene immediately after the collision leaving the Filipino crew at sea.
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Title:
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Chinese Embassy condemns 'staged' photos of flag vendors
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Author:
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Rosette Adel
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 11, 2019
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Description:
- The Chinese Embassy on Tuesday condemned supposedly staged photos of Filipinos selling Chinese flags at the Rizal Park in Manila. The embassy said it had noticed that the photos had caught the attention of people on social media.
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Title:
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DND chief tells Asean: Let’s keep South China Sea open to overflights, navigation
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Author:
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Business Mirror
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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June 4, 2019
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Description:
- Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana has underscored the need to keep the South China Sea open to overflights and international navigation amid confidence-building measures in addressing the region’s contentious territorial issue with the Asean as a single body.
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Title:
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PHL, Korea mark 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Friendship Parade
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Author:
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GMA News
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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June 2, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines and the Republic of Korea on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations via a Friendship Parade on Roxas Boulevard in Manila, according to a report of Mao Dela Cruz on Super Radyo dzBB.