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Title:
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South China Sea issue not to affect China-Philippines cooperation: ministers
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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August 5, 2016
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Description:
- The South China Sea issue does not determine all aspects of China-Philippines relations and will not affect bilateral cooperation in economic, trade and investment fields, ministers from the two countries agreed on Friday.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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How a Donald Trump presidency can affect the Philippines
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Author:
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Levi A. So
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 5, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Donald Trump started as the unlikely candidate. He accused Mexico of sending rapists to the US, said immigrants steal jobs from Americans, pledged to ban Muslims entry to the US, threatened to commit a war crime, made misogynistic tirades, and insulted the disabled, the media, war heroes, countries and a hundred other things.
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Title:
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Kishida to visit Philippines for security talks
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Author:
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The Japan Times
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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August 5, 2016
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Description:
- Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he will visit the Philippines from Wednesday to discuss security issues with his counterpart Perfecto Yasay.
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Title:
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YASAY ON SOUTH CHINA SEA | 'Come, let us reason together': remarks at 2nd Manila Conference on SCS
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Author:
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Sec. Perfecto R. Yasay Jr., Department of Foreign Affairs
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Source:
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InterAksyon
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Date:
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August 4, 2014
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Description:
- DFA Secretary Perfecto Yasay on Wednesday gave a quick review of what has transpired in the Philippines' long journey in using rule of law to resolve South China Sea disputes, and what it hopes for post-UN tribunal ruling. He was represented at the Second Manila Conference on the South China Sea at the Manila Hotel by Undersecretary Enrique Manalo.
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Title:
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China excluded from AFP, PNP procurement deals
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Author:
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Christina Mendez and Jaime Laude
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 4, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte is looking at government-to-government procurement as a means to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), but indicated any deals would not include China.
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Title:
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Avoid China-claimed shoal, Philippines tells fishermen
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Author:
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Rappler
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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August 3, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines told its fishermen on Wednesday, August 3, to steer clear of a fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) to avoid harassment from Chinese authorities.
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Title:
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US and Japan need to rethink their stand against AIIB
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Author:
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The Manila Times
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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August 3, 2016
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Description:
- Six months after its inauguration in Beijing on January 16, the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the China-led inter-governmental development institution focused on Asia, has granted its first four loans.
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Title:
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Japan warns China over territorial aggression
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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August 2, 2016
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Description:
- Beijing risks triggering unintended conflict with Asian rivals through its aggressive stance in maritime disputes, Japan warned Tuesday in an annual security assessment.
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Title:
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Can China Really Ignore International Law?
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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August 1, 2016
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Description:
- In a recent essay, eminent political scientist Graham Allison downplays international criticism of China’s blatant rejection of an unfavorable legal verdict at The Hague. By pointing out the unlawful behavior of status quo powers, his article gives the misleading impression that China’s noncompliance to the international court’s decision is essentially normal.
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Title:
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Yasay contradicts Del Rosario, adopts one of China’s views
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Author:
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Paterno Ismaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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July 31, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Spot the differences. Exhibit A: "The case before you is of the utmost importance to the Philippines, to the region, and to the world."
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Title:
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DOT chief to personally invite more Chinese tourists to Philippines
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Author:
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Azer Parrocha
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Source:
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The Philippines Star
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Date:
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July 29, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines (Philippines News Agency) — Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo will be traveling to Macau next week to meet Chinese businessmen and invite more Chinese tourists to visit the Philippines.
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Title:
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China, Russia plan joint military drills in South China Sea
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Author:
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Oren Dorell
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Source:
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USA Today
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Date:
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July 28, 2016
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Description:
- China and Russia will hold joint military exercises in September in the disputed South China Sea, China's military said Thursday.
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Title:
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The Paradox at the Heart of the South China Sea Ruling
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Author:
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Feng Zhang
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Source:
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Foreign Policy
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Date:
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July 28, 2016
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Description:
- On July 12, an arbitration tribunal at The Hague delivered what is widely regarded as a landmark ruling on the maritime territorial dispute between the Philippines and China. Among many breathtaking findings, the tribunal declared China’s so-called “nine-dash line” invalid. It also concluded that none of the Spratly Islands — not even Itu Aba (Taiping Island), the largest naturally formed feature — are capable of generating an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf of their own.
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Title:
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Government Claims Manila Chose To Omit South China Sea Ruling
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Author:
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KHUON NARIM AND ALEX WILLEMYNS
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Source:
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The Cambodia Times
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Date:
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July 28, 2016
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Description:
- Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Chum Sounry on Wednesday denied that Cambodia had blocked a reference to a U.N.-backed tribunal’s ruling against Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea in Monday’s joint Asean statement—and said the omission was, in fact, the Philippines’ decision.
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Title:
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Chinese province inks friendship deal with Palawan
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Author:
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Iris Gonzales
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 28, 2016
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Description:
- NINGXIA – A maritime dispute has not stopped the Philippines and China from exploring other areas of cooperation. The government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China lauded the signing this week of a landmark “friendship agreement” with Palawan province, the first of its kind after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled that the disputed West Philippine Sea belonged to Manila not to Beijing.
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Description:
- The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Wednesday published a white paper titled "China Adheres to the Position of Settling Through Negotiation the Relevant Disputes Between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea". Following is the full text of the white paper:
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Description:
- ALMOST a month after taking office, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday delivered his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. Duterte’s speech, which started at around 4 p.m., ran for 1 hour and 33 minutes. The speech touched on the government’s relentless war on drugs. It also tackled human rights, federalism, climate change and environmental matters, traffic and transportation issues, and peace talks with communist rebels, among others.
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Title:
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Memo on the coming talks with China
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Author:
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Yen Makabenta
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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July 27, 2016
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Description:
- HAVING worked with President Fidel V. Ramos in the past as an adviser, I have written this column in the form of a memo to assist him in the coming talks with China on the South China Sea—to which President Duterte has named him as the Philippines’ special envoy.
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Title:
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5 Philippine leaders, often rivals, unite to discuss China
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Author:
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AP
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Source:
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Fox News
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Date:
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July 27, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The new Philippine leader has gathered four past presidents, most of whom have been politically at odds with one another, to discuss a unifying worry: their country's territorial disputes with China.
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Title:
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China claims win; PH lets go of bid to cite sea ruling
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Author:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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July 26, 2016
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Description:
- VIENTIANE—Southeast Asian nations overcame days of deadlock on Monday when the Philippines dropped a request for their joint statement to mention a landmark legal ruling on the South China Sea, officials said, after objections from Cambodia.