Rappler's latest stories on 9-dash line
'Abominable' also blocked in Malaysia over South China Sea map
'Universal has decided not to make the censor cut required by the Malaysian censor board and as such will not be able to release the film in Malaysia,' says its distributor United International Pictures Malaysia
Animated film 'Abominable' pulled in Vietnam over China's 9-dash line in map
The U-shaped line appears on a map of the South China Sea in a scene in the film, which is about a Chinese teenager helping a yeti return to his home on Mount Everest

Duterte gov't to stamp PH map 'with entire EEZ' on China passports
'So tit for tat,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr

Duterte allows stamping of China passports with 9-dash line image
(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte agrees to end the implementation of a 7-year-old Philippine government policy that served as a form of protest against China's inclusion of its 9-dash line in its e-passports

#ThewRap: Videos you need to watch this week, May 1-7, 2017
Must watch videos from the past week

Why Justice Carpio wants China to read his e-book
Through his new e book on the South China Sea dispute Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio hopes to convince the Chinese that China s 9 dash line is baseless

WATCH: On board USS Carl Vinson: Show of force in the South China Sea?
Rappler s Camille Elemia tours the naval vessel USS Carl Vinson

China accuses Vietnam officials of passport profanity
UPDATED Photographs circulated in online Chinese media this week purported to show a Chinese passport with the words fuck you scribbled on two pages next to maps of China and its 9 dash line

Abu Sayyaf outsourcing, Fabella hospital, ASEAN | 12PM wRap
Watch Rappler s 12PM newscast with Zak Yuson

China urges Indonesia to release crew after sea confrontation
8 crew members of the Chinese fishing vessel were detained before the coastguards intervened a Chinese envoy said and urged Jakarta to let them go

Comelec debate, Obama in Cuba, Indonesia vs China | 12PM wRap
Watch Rappler’s 12PM newscast with Chay Hofileña

Philippines: China to build ‘Berlin Wall of the Sea’
Foreign Affairs Secretary Del Rosario tells a UN backed tribunal: ’What is ours is ours not China’s’

PH vs China, Enrile to Santiago, APEC Summit 2015 | 12PM wRap
Watch the 12PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

Carpio: 'Tribunal totally ignored China's 9-dash line'
The Supreme Court justice says the UN backed tribunal did not consider the 9 dash line which China uses to claim almost the entire South China Sea

PH vs China, Egay, Princess Charlotte | 6PM wRap
Watch the 6PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

Rappler Talk: Making China follow the rule of law
EXCLUSIVE: Philippine Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio talks to Rappler about the legal case against China in the South China Sea

'Foreign alliances important in sea row with China'
Chanting China go away an estimated 400 people from various groups converge in front of the Chinese embassy in Makati City to protest its reclamation in the South China Sea

Philippines slams China for 'name-calling'
The Philippines says China insults the Philippines because it is unable to defend its expansive claims and its aggressive reclamation activities

Philippines vs China hearing set in July
The hearing will address China s objections to the historic case filed by the Philippines says the arbitral tribunal based in The Hague

Palace: Why is 'superpower' China insecure of PH?
Malacañang is reacting to an editorial in a Chinese state owned tabloid that called the Philippines the cute little submissive of the United States in criticizing its war games with US soldiers

Aquino fears China fishing ban in disputed sea
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III also hails the G7 for issuing a statement against China s artificial islands in the South China Sea

Mayors for Roxas, Iqbal’s passport, Mayweather workout | The wRap
Are municipal mayors endorsing Mar Roxas? Government says Iqbal has a valid passport Watch Mayweather’s workout

US, PH prioritize 'high value' joint exercises amid China row
The Philippines and the US agree to step up joint maritime exercises amid massive Chinese activities in the South China Sea

MRT upgrade, West PH 101, lechon smuggle | The wRap
Malacanang says MRT and LRT improvements are about to begin The DFA wants the China conflict taught in schools Did VIP inmates use lechon or a roasted pig to smuggle contraband?

PH lawyer: We can ‘demolish’ China’s arguments
The full statement of Philippine counsel Paul Reichler on China s position paper against arbitration the US study on the 9 dash line and Vietnam s submission

PH lawyer: China ‘felt pressured’ to respond
The Philippines legal counsel Paul Reichler tells Rappler China s position paper shows that Beijing felt pressured to show that it is not an outlaw nation

Pemberton arrest warrant, PH vs. China, Sydney siege | The wRap
Pemberton’s warrant of arrest is out China snubs a deadline to respond to a South China Sea case filed by Philippines The gunman and 2 hostages die in the Sydney cafe siege

China ignores deadline to respond to PH case
China reiterates that it will not accept or participate in the Philippines case on the South China Sea snubbing a December 15 deadline to respond

Vietnam joins Philippines in case vs China
Vietnam submits its position on the Philippine arbitration case against China the first time another South China Sea claimant legally challenged China s claims

Hagupit weakens, Pulse Asia, DOH plagiarism | The wRap
Hagupit or Ruby weakens into a tropical depression Grace Poe’s survey ratings go up while Vice President Binay’s go down A K Pop group accuses the Philippine Health Department of plagiarism

US: China failed to clarify 9-dash line with law
The US State Department says China s 9 dash line is vague and most interpretations of the claim are inconsistent with international law

Creating mischief in Mischief Reef
The problem with Chinese mischief in Mischief Reef is that it is based on a claim that lacks solid historical evidence It is comparable to a naked land grab which is punishable as a criminal offense in today’s civilized world

Filipino seamen at risk in South China Sea row
If we allow the 9 dash line to exist and China decides that they will not allow Filipino seafarers to cross the South China Sea you re out of jobs a maritime law expert says

Indonesia, America and China's 9-dash line
Sitting here in the Defense Ministry of Indonesia the region s biggest potential counterweight to China s aggressive actions it s difficult to see any easy solutions

China rebuffs US for hitting 10-dash line
The South China Sea dispute is none of America s business says the Chinese Embassy pointing out that the US has not even ratified the UNCLOS

Philippines: China's '10-dash' line won't affect case
In the first place China hasn t officially communicated the 10 dash line to the international community a maritime law expert tells Rappler

Philippines hits China over ‘10-dash line’ map
It is precisely such ambitious expansionism that is causing the tensions in the South China Sea Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose says

Philippines, Vietnam can share disputed sea – envoy
Joint exploration however won t work with China Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines Truong Trieu Duong says it will be like recognizing China s claim and falling into its trap

Vietnam to Philippines: United, we will win
China s acts against Vietnam also threaten the Philippines says the Vietnamese ambassador in an interview with Rappler

Top Philippine judge uses Chinese maps vs China
China s claim over the South China Sea is based not on historical facts but on historical lies says Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio

Rappler Newscast | February 25, 2014
The Philippines protests China’s alleged firing of a water cannon at Filipino fishermen Bong Revilla: Mar Roxas is scriptwriter of Dennis Cunanan Uganda’s president says homosexuals are disgusting
Rappler Newscast | February 24, 2014
Scam mastermind Napoles allowed medical checkup at a police hospital US ambassador Goldberg rejects China’s 9 dash line The Winter Olympics closes
Meet halfway? PH tells China: Join us in arbitration
The DFA says the new fishing rule is one of the ways in which China is trying to force a change in the regional status quo
PH solons: Ignore China's new fishing law
Recognizing the law would be tantamount to giving up claim to the disputed West Philippine Sea
China rejects PH arbitration move
UPDATED Beijing says it has enough evidence to back up its claims over the South China Sea
Aquino commends National Bookstore
The bookstore chain demonstrated patriotism when it withdrew all Chinese made globes showing the contentious 9 Dash line map says DFA
National Bookstore pulls Chinese-made globes
National Bookstore has taken a patriotic reaction to support the government the DFA said
New PH map to include 'West PH Sea,' EEZ
The new PH map featuring West PH Sea and the EEZ comes after China s published its own charts claiming 130 islands in the South China Sea
PH starts not stamping Chinese passports
All Chinese visitors must get their visa stamped on a separate application form
PH protests new Chinese passport map
The new e passports issued by China include a map claiming most of the South China Sea