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Title:
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Off-track foreign policy
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Author:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer Editorial
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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October 5, 2016
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Description:
- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS on the foreign-relations front are becoming unsettling. Earlier, President Duterte insulted US President Barack Obama, the European Union and the United Nations for commenting on the rising number of extrajudicial killings here. He followed these up with announcements that he would seek to expand ties with China and Russia. Then last week, he said the coming US-PH war games would be the last.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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US says EDCA is binding, reminds PH of aid after Yolanda
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Author:
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Carmela Fonbuena
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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October 5, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – US Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the military-to-military deal between the Philippines and the US that President Rodrigo Duterte is putting under review is a "binding" agreement that may only be withdrawn through a formal process.
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Title:
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Duterte names journalist as ambassador to China
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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 5, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – President Rodrigo Duterte has named Jose Santiago "Chito" Santa Romana, a journalist who worked in Beijing for decades, as the Philippines' new ambassador to China.
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Title:
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Philippines-China spring: Cultural exchange resumes
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Author:
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The Philippine Star
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 5, 2016
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Description:
- Ties with China on all fronts are showing definite signs of a new spring. After years of negotiations, the National Ballet of China will bring the internationally acclaimed ballet “Raise the Red Lantern” to Manila in two gala performances at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on Oct. 27 and 28.
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Title:
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Pentagon downplays Philippines threat to scrap treaty
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Bangkok Post
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Date:
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October 4, 2016
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Description:
- WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Monday downplayed comments from Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, after he threatened to cancel a defence accord with the United States.
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Title:
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‘No need to review EDCA’
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Author:
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Pia Lee-Brago
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 4, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - Despite President Duterte’s declaration that he would seek a review of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States, the Philippines’ top diplomat said there is no need to do so, as the Supreme Court had upheld the legality of EDCA.
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Title:
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Russia eyed as new export market
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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October 4, 2016
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Description:
- The “recalibrated” foreign policy of the Duterte administration seeking to foster closer ties with China and Russia would benefit the agriculture sector as the Philippines looks at new export destinations, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Monday.
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Title:
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Tracking China’s Compliance with the South China Sea Arbitral Award
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Author:
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Julian Ku, Chris Mirasola
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Source:
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Lawfare
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Date:
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October 3, 2016
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Description:
- Since the arbitral tribunal formed pursuant to the UN Convention for the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) handed China a stunning legal defeat in July, China has loudly proclaimed its intention to ignore the arbitral award. For most analysts of the region, it has been a working assumption that China has not and will not comply with any parts of the award. But China’s statements that it will ignore the award do not necessarily mean that it is currently in complete non-compliance or that it will never come into compliance in the future. China’s actions, as opposed to terse public statements, must be assessed as a measure of its compliance.
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Title:
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DOF looks to formalize PH's AIIB membership this year
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Author:
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Chris Schnabel
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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October 3, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Finance (DOF) plans to send attachés to Japan and China to cement the country's membership in the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as well as curb smuggling at its source.
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Title:
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Duterte eyes review of EDCA
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 3, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte continued his anti-US rhetoric yesterday as he vowed to review the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which grants American troops access to Philippine military bases.
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Title:
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Duterte’s economic opening to China and Russia need not threaten our US ties
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Author:
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Wilson Lee Flores
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 3, 2016
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Description:
- XIAN CITY, China — Last Sept. 26, when President Rody Duterte announced his bold path to pursue a truly independent foreign policy of opening alliances — especially more economic ties with the world’s second largest economy, China, and the world’s energy superpower, Russia — that day also marked the start of a two-day international conference on the $4 trillion trans-continental economic development plan of 60 countries called the “One Belt, One Road” or “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) in Xian City, Shaanxi province, northwest China. Xian is the starting point of the famous ancient “Silk Road” linking Asia to the Middle East and Europe via trade.
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Title:
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IS PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT DUTERTE PLAYING THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA?
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Author:
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Raissa Robles
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 2, 2016
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Description:
- This Tuesday, 1,400 US marines and navy servicement will train with 500 Filipino soldiers on Philippine soil, for the final time if President Rodrigo Duterte is to be taken at his word.
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Title:
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Philippines' Duterte says China, Russia supportive when he complained of U.S
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Author:
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Additional reporting by Roberta Rampton; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Mike Collett-White and Lisa Von Ahn
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 2, 2016
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Description:
- Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he had received support from Russia and China when he complained to them about the United States, in another broadside that could test his increasingly fragile alliance with Washington.
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Title:
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Chinese tourists are coming back
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Author:
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Bernie Magkilat
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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October 2, 2016
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Description:
- Chinese tourists are coming back to the Philippines and are fast climbing the ranking as the second largest arrivals in Western Visayas after South Korea.
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Title:
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How to pull Du30 from the Rubicon?
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Author:
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Federico D. Pascual, Jr.
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 2, 2016
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Description:
- NEW YORK – When President Rodrigo Duterte stands at “the Rubicon” late this month, will he decide to take the nation with him and cross the river – then pivot to the left into the waiting arms of the Chinese?
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Title:
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How exactly is DU30 standing up to Washington?
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Author:
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Francisco Tatad
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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September 30, 2016
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Description:
- Given the current state of confusion and chaos, President Rodrigo Duterte could be doing himself and everybody else a favor if he cleared up some basic points concerning his war on drugs and his announced policy shift toward Beijing and Moscow, away from Washington. This is the least Filipinos deserve.
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Title:
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Japan-Philippines Defense Relations Under Duterte: Full Steam Ahead?
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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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September 30, 2016
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Description:
- On September 21, the Philippines and Japan convened the fourth iteration of their vice ministerial defense dialogue. The talks saw both countries discuss proposals to deepen their defense relationship despite lingering uncertainty about the future direction of Philippine foreign policy under its new president, Rodrigo Duterte.
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Title:
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Chinese builders scramble for construction projects in Philippines under S$244b infrastructure drive
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Author:
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Source:
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Straits Times
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Date:
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September 29, 2017
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Description:
- SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A construction boom in the Philippines has provoked a surge of interest from Chinese contractors keen to grab a piece of President Rodrigo Duterte's US$180 billion (S$244 billion) "Build, Build, Build" campaign, a senior Philippine official said on Friday (Sept 29).
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Title:
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Pentagon chief calls U.S. alliance with Philippines 'ironclad'
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Author:
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Yeganeh Torbati
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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September 29, 2016
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Description:
- The United States has an "ironclad" alliance with the Philippines, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday, countering statements by the southeast Asian nation's president that have thrown bilateral relations into deepening uncertainty.
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Title:
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Duterte to visit China on October 20
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Author:
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Charmaine Deogracias
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 29, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Beijing on October 20 and 21, in what reliable diplomatic sources say is a move to reboot the country’s relations with China amid territorial issues in the South China Sea.