Title:

 DOCUMENTS: PH-China deals signed during Xi Jinping visit

Author:

Pia Ranada

Source:

Rappler

Date:

November 27, 2018

Description:

Malacañang releases 7 of the 29 agreements signed between the Philippines and China during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit. See the released documents here.

Title:

 PH, China forge 10-year infra cooperation agreement

Author:

Darryl John Esguerra

Source:

Inquirer

Date:

November 27, 2018

Description:

The Philippines and China have forged a 10-year infrastructure cooperation program to encourage enterprises from the two countries to participate in key transportation, telecommunications, road and bridge projects in the Philippines.

Title:

 China won’t recognize PH arbitral victory over WPS – Locsin

Author:

Daphne Galvez

Source:

Inquirer

Date:

November 26, 2018 

Description:

China “won’t respect” the Philippines’ arbitral tribunal victory over the West Philippine Sea, so “who are we to impose that upon them?” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Monday. The remark came when Locsin was asked, in an interview over ABS CBN News Channel, whether China would respect the United Nations’ (UN) Arbitral Tribunal’s decision in relation to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for oil and gas development cooperation with the Philippines.

Title:

 EXCLUSIVE: Locsin shows copy of PH-China joint oil exploration deal

Author:

CNN Philippines Staff

Source:

CNN Philippines

Date:

November 22, 2018

Description:

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 22) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin revealed Thursday to CNN Philippines' The Source more details on the memorandum of understanding for a joint oil and gas exploration between the Philippines and China.

Title:

 Bank of China pledges 6-billion RMB to Philippines

Author:

Rea Cu

Source:

Business Mirror

Date:

November 22, 2018

Description:

THE Department of Finance (DOF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Bank of China that aims to enhance Philippine-Chinese economic relations and bring more renminbi-denominated funding to the Philippines, initially said to reach 6 billion RMB (about P45.465 billion if computed based on today’s exchange rate).

Title:

 Oil, gas exploration deal signed during Xi visit 'essentially' PH version: envoy

Author:

ABS CBN News

Source:

ABS CBN News

Date:

2018-11-21

Description:

MANILA - The oil and gas exploration deal that the Philippines and China signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit here was "essentially" Manila's version of the agreement, an envoy said Wednesday.

Title:

 China, Philippines agree to step up legislative exchanges

Author:

 

Source:

Chinese Embassy in Manila

Date:

November 21, 2018

Description:

MANILA, Nov. 21,Visiting President Xi Jinping has called on legislative bodies from China and the Philippines to further exchange experience in state governance and push forward multilevel, multiform cooperation for the development of the two nations' bilateral ties.

Title:

 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on November 21, 2018

Author:

FMPRC

Source:

FMPRC

Date:

November 21, 2018

Description:

Q: According to reports, on November 20, under the witness of the two state leaders, China and the Philippines signed an inter-governmental memorandum of understanding (MOU) on oil and gas development. Could you tell us more about it?

Title:

 Full text of China-Philippines joint statement

Author:

Xinhua

Source:

Xinhua

Date:

November 21, 2018

Description:

1. Upon the invitation of His Excellency Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, paid a State Visit to the Philippines on 20 to 21 November 2018.

Title:

 DICT, China Telecom sign deal for submarine cable

Author:

Denise A. Valdez

Source:

Business World

Date:

November 21, 2018

Description:

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Tuesday signed a letter of intent with China Telecommunications Corp. that will allow it to use the government’s cable landing facilities to roll out its submarine cable, which is expected to help improve internet speeds in the country.

Title:

 Dutete's Chinese adviser: Proof of Beijing's Pull in Philippines

Author:

Micheal Beltran

Source:

South China Morning Post

Date:

October 20, 2018

Description:

The emergence this year of a Chinese businessman within President Rodrigo Duterte’s inner circle has been a source of intrigue in the Philippines, where an opposition lawmaker has called for an investigation into the “nature and scope of his influence”.

Title:

 Xi: PHL, China boost ties to strategic cooperation

Author:

Virgil Lopez

Source:

GMA Online

Date:

November 20, 2018

Description:

President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to upgrade Philippines-China relations to "a strategic cooperation", the Chinese leader declared at a joint press conference in Malacañang on Tuesday.

Title:

 China claims draft oil exploration deal to have no bearing on sovereignty

Author:

Patricia Lourdes Viray

Source:

Philippine Star

Date:

November 20, 2018

Description:

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:19 p.m.) — Despite possible legal hurdles it will face in the Philippines, China is still insisting in its proposal for a joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea that the activity will not interfere in the two countries' positions in the longtime maritime dispute.

Title:

 LIST: Philippines, China sign 29 deals in Xi Jinping visit

Author:

Dharel Placido

Source:

ABS CBN News

Date:

November 20, 2018

Description:

MANILA—The Philippines and China on Tuesday signed 29 deals during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit, highlighting the growing cooperation between the two countries under President Rodrigo Duterte.

Title:

 China stages comeback in Philippine telecoms and rail sectors

Author:

CLIFF VENZON

Source:

Nikkei Asian Review

Date:

November 20, 2018

Description:

MANILA -- China is making a big comeback in important sectors in the Philippines including telecommunications and railway, following a series of deals that went wrong, thanks to President Rodrigo Duterte's Beijing-friendly foreign policy.