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Title:
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Largest PH island in Spratlys to get P450-M port
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Author:
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Yas Ocampo
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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November 19, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines will build a P450-million port in the Pag-asa island, an island in the disputed Spratly islands in the West Philippine Sea, amid better ties with Asian neighbors with claims to the territories, especially China.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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China's Xi presses Philippines, Vietnam to keep South China Sea issues bilateral
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Author:
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Reporting by Paul Carsten; Editing by Kim Coghill
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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November 19, 2016
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Description:
- China's President Xi Jinping, in separate meetings with the leaders of the Philippines and Vietnam, said disputes over the South China Sea should be resolved bilaterally, state media reported on Sunday.
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Title:
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DOT eyes visa-free policy for Chinese tourists
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Author:
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Katrina Domingo
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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November 19, 2016
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Description:
- DAVAO CITY - The Philippine government is looking at the possibility of granting visa-free travel to Chinese tourists in a bid to increase tourist arrivals in the country, a tourism official said Saturday.
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Title:
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Duterte wants to be friends with Trump, Putin
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Author:
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Reports from the wires
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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November 17, 2016
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Description:
- President Duterte, who has been hostile to US President Barack Obama for criticizing his deadly crackdown on drugs, has congratulated Donald Trump for a “well-deserved victory” and said he was excited to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at an upcoming Asia-Pacific summit.
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Title:
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US, Philippine special forces to hold joint war drills
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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November 16, 2016
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Description:
- US and Philippine special forces will begin annual combat exercises on Wednesday in a sign such joint drills are continuing despite vocal opposition by the Philippine president.
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Title:
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List: 14 deals during China Premier Li Keqiang’s Manila visit
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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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November 15, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – During Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's official visit to Manila, he and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the signing of 14 deals, including agreements and memoranda of understanding.
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Title:
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THAAD, MAD, BAD, part II: Decompiling the South China Sea
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Author:
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DR. MATTHEW CROSSTON
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Source:
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Modern Diplomacy
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Date:
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November 15, 2016
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Description:
- The American positions for the past two years have focused on China’s relatively aggressive and unchallenged construction of seven artificial islands and at least three airstrips in the South China Sea. Despite neighborly protests, China has refused to even take part in legal arbitration that was initiated in 2013 by the Philippines at a U.N.-backed tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Title:
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Analysis: ASEAN: Duterte’s China Move
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Author:
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Kavi Chongkittavorn
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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November 15, 2016
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Description:
- BANGKOK (Reporting ASEAN) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte knows the strategic value of his country very well. Since he came to power in July after a landslide election victory, he has been playing high-octane power politics – something that has been absent in Southeast Asia for decades.
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Title:
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ASIA TROUBLED BY TRUMP
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Author:
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Asia Pacific Post
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Source:
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Asia Pacific Post
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Date:
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November 15, 2016
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Description:
- Republican Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential elections has drawn mixed reactions. Thailand hopes that a Trump presidency will adhere to a “balanced” foreign policy, while Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia have expressed concerns that he will dismantle the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Indonesia cautioned its citizens not to react negatively to Trump’s anti-Islamic stance and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed Trump’s victory because both are “alike”.
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Title:
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PH, China to resume trade dialogue after hiatus
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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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November 15, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and China agreed to resume a trade dialogue through a joint commission after a 5-year hiatus, a Chinese ministry of commerce official said Tuesday, November 15.
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Title:
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Experts warn vs PH ceding Scarborough to China, isolating nation
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Author:
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Kristine Angeli Sabillo
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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November 14, 2016
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Description:
- Maritime and law experts on Monday warned the Philippine government against unwittingly ceding Scarborough Shoal to China and isolating itself by pushing away allies like the United States.
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Title:
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China vows to assist Filipino fishermen
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Author:
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MICHAEL JOE T. DELIZO, TMT AND PATRICK ROXAS
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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November 13, 2016
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Description:
- Masinloc, Zambales: A Chinese official on Saturday said Beijing would extend assistance to Filipino fishermen displaced by China’s takeover of the resource-rich Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in 2012.
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Title:
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China ships sail near disputed islands—Japan
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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November 12, 2016
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Description:
- TOKYO—Chinese coast guard vessels sailed into territorial waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea on Saturday, Japan’s coast guard said, marking the second such incident in a week.
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Title:
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U.S. should have joined China-led AIIB: Trump adviser
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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November 12, 2016
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Description:
- HONG KONG – A top adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at the Obama administration for failing to embrace the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, suggesting a possible policy shift when Trump takes office in January.
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Title:
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What impact will Trump’s presidency have on Philippine interests?
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Author:
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Dindo Manhit
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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November 11, 2016
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Description:
- There has been no shortage of shocks in 2016, but the American people’s decision to elect Donald Trump as their next president is the icing on the cake. The results of the election, followed closely in the Philippines and in the rest of the Asia, took most of the United States and the rest of the world by surprise. Markets fell in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, and Manila as residents began to seriously consider a world where Trump is the face of American power.
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Title:
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Duterte Says Shift Toward China Will Continue After Trump Win
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Author:
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Ditas B. Lopez and Andreo Calonzo
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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November 11, 2016
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte declared Friday that he would continue to shift the Philippines toward China despite Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election.
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Title:
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Duterte to maintain China, ASEAN ties after Trump victory
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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November 11, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte maintained that he will pursue the country's partnership with China and with other Southeast Asian nations despite a change of administration in the United States.
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Title:
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China’s economic lure outshines US military bases in Asia
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Author:
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Andy Brennan
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Source:
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Global Times
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Date:
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November 10, 2016
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Description:
- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's recent purchase of navy vessels from China, combined with the Filipino pivot toward China, has put holes in Washington's net around the Middle Kingdom.
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Title:
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US opposition to AIIB ‘strategic mistake’, says senior Trump adviser
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Author:
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Zhuang Pinghui, Wendy Wu, Kristin Huang
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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November 10, 2016
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Description:
- A top adviser to US president-elect Donald Trump has lashed out at the Obama administration’s opposition to China’s economic diplomacy, especially the decision to stay away from the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
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Title:
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Philippines’ Duterte hails Trump, wants no more quarrels with US
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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November 10, 2016
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Donald Trump on his election win and said on Wednesday he now wished to stop quarrelling with ally the United States, recalling his anger at the Obama administration for criticising him.