Title:

 Amid new word war over sea row, US and PHL envoys grace Chinese New Year reception

Author:

Carla Lim

Source:

InterAksyon.com

Date:

February 2, 2016

Description:

What would have been a typical celebration for the Chinese Embassy's spring festival in welcoming its new year became extraordinary with the "surprise" attendance of the US and Philippine ambassadors, just days after a heated exchange between Washington and Beijing over an American destroyer's sail-by in disputed waters in the South China Sea.

Title:

 AMERICA AND CHINA: IT’S COMPLICATED

Author:

Dean Cheng

Source:

warontherocks.com

Date:

February 3, 2016

Description:

“It’s complicated.” That vague Facebook relationship status indicator very much applies to the United States and the People’s Republic of China.”

Title:

 Bongbong on West PH Sea: Let's sit down with China and talk

Author:

Tricia Aquino

Source:

InterAksyon.com

Date:

January 30, 2016

Description:

Even as China has already completed test flights on an airstrip at the artificial island it built up on Kagitingan or Fiery Cross Reef in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Senator and vice presidential aspirant Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos believes the superpower will still listen to the Philippines as it makes its claim on the disputed territory there.

Title:

 Arbitration is right, aggressive behavior is not

Author:

Elizabeth P. Buensuceso

Source:

The Jakarta Post

Date:

January 28, 2016

Description:

When China’s Ambassador to ASEAN first wrote an article about China’s ill-advised position on the Philippine arbitration case (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 26), we did not bother to reply as the arguments presented were an old rehash of China’s so-called historic rights and were refutations of the rulings issued by the Arbitral Tribunal. 

Title:

 Moody's: PH growth in 2016 likely better than peers

Author:

Rappler Philippines

Source:

Rappler Philippines

Date:

 February 01, 2016
 

Description:

MANILA, Philippines ¬¬– Moody’s Investor Service predicts the Philippines will grow faster this year with its vibrant, domestically-focused growth putting it in a better position compared to some of its export-oriented neighbors.
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Title:

 US vows to help PH versus China

Author:

Vito Barcelo

Source:

The Standard

Date:

January 31, 2016

Description:

WHILE the Philippines’ dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea is not covered by the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, the US will abide by its treaty with the Philippines if it turns into a shooting war, US Ambassador Philip Goldberg said Saturday.

Title:

 Ateneo celebrates Chinese New Year with the 10th Spring Film Festival

Author:

Ateneo De Manila University

Source:

Ateneo De Manila University

Date:

January 12, 2016

Description:

Now on its tenth year, the Ateneo de Manila University’s Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies together with the Cultural Section of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Confucius Institute, Film Development Council of the Philippines, and Credit Suisse, and the cooperation of Ateneo Celadon and Shangri-La Plaza, once again brings you the Spring Film Festival this January 29 to February 7, 2016.

Title:

 China Hopes Philippines Makes Wise Choice on South China Sea Issue

Author:

CRI Online

Source:

CRI Online

Date:

November 11, 2015

Description:

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has said China hopes the Philippines can make a wise choice in seeking a solution to the South China Sea dispute. "It is a deadlock impeding China-Philippines ties from being improved. We do not want to see it getting worse, becoming a problem that defies a solution. The key to solving this depends on the Philippines' action, as it should undo what it has already done. We hope the Philippines can make a wiser choice on this issue."