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Duterte halted VFA termination due to South China Sea tensions
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr says for President Rodrigo Duterte, 'having a rise in military tensions in the South China Sea was not helping anybody'
Xi to Duterte: PH will be 'priority' recipient of China coronavirus vaccine
In a phone call on the eve of Philippine Independence Day, the Chinese leader talks to President Rodrigo Duterte about the COVID-19 pandemic
Duterte: 'Let time heal' West Philippine Sea dispute with China
'We might as well just be friendly, improve our commerce, and let time heal,' says President Rodrigo Duterte as he again shuns the option of asserting the Philippines' rights
Duterte says he'll 'quarrel' with China if it shuts down PH power
But the Philippine leader thinks China won't do such a thing because it would damage the Asian giant's reputation and because it sees its stake in the NGCP as a business
De Lima: Duterte to ‘leave a generation of beggars’ after oil deal with China
Senator Leila de Lima hits the 'gall of the President to even think of setting aside our legal victory at The Hague' in favor of the joint exploration deal with China in the West Philippine Sea
Del Rosario warns Duterte over 'ignoring' arbitral ruling in joint exploration with China
Former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario says the Duterte government has a choice not to set aside the historic ruling as a service contract arrangement would remain faithful to both the Constitution and the ruling
Duterte knew raising Hague ruling with Xi was futile
President Rodrigo Duterte admits having no plan to assert Philippine rights using the Hague ruling, apart from mentioning it in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
Xi says China not required to seek permission for ships' passage – Lorenzana
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr says China 'wants to ask permission' for its ships' passage
Duterte's pitch to Chinese businessmen: I'll make corrupt officials eat money
Some 300 Chinese and Filipino businessmen attend a business forum organized for President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to China
Ex-adviser Michael Yang hosts private lunch for Duterte in China
Only select Philippine officials are invited to lunch at a roast duck restaurant, an activity which does not appear on President Duterte's official China schedule
Duterte arrives in China to tackle sea row, economic pledges with Xi
The Philippine President lands in China for his awaited fifth visit where he will raise West Philippine Sea issues and call for the fast-tracking of big-ticket Chinese projects
Duterte postpones Fujian leg of China trip
(3rd UPDATE) President Rodrigo Duterte is supposed to inaugurate a building at the Fujian Normal University built in honor of his mother, Soledad Roa Duterte
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
5 challenges to Duterte's ‘fishing deal’ with China
Why President Duterte’s ‘verbal agreement’ allowing China to fish in Philippine waters is unlawful and dangerous
[OPINION] Freud's libido and Duterte's jingoism
International relations are not built on drunken macho street-talk that Duterte has been used to all his life as a mayor in the country’s southern backwaters
MISLEADING: Compared to Aquino, Duterte had a better approach to China
At least half of the claimed results of the approach to China are either misleading or outright false
Carpio, Del Rosario refute Duterte on invoking defense pact with U.S.
(UPDATED) 'The [Mutual Defense] Treaty operates only for self-defense, not for aggression against another state,' says Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio
Lacson says Duterte deal with China nothing but words
(UPDATED) And because they're mere words, what would be the basis for impeaching the President?
De Lima: Duterte 'impeachable' by allowing Chinese to fish in PH waters
'But the Duterte-controlled Congress is not expected to hold Duterte to account for these impeachable offenses anytime soon,' says Senator Leila de Lima
Duterte agrees to joint probe of Recto Bank incident
(UPDATED) 'President Duterte welcomes and accepts the offer of the Chinese Government to conduct a joint investigation to determine what really transpired in Recto Bank and find a satisfactory closure to this episode,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo
Duterte open to PH-China probe into Recto Bank boat sinking
President Rodrigo Duterte gives a thumbs up to the suggestion of the Chinese government for Manila and Beijing to conduct a joint investigation into the incident
Duterte dismisses PH boat sinking as 'maritime incident'
(3rd UPDATE) President Rodrigo Duterte spares China from criticism in his first statement on the sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese ship in the West Philippine Sea
[OPINION] Mitraydor na gyud ka’g maayo, Mayor!
Nganong anaon man intawon ninyo nang mga pobreng mananagat Mayor? Abi nako mulaban ka sa mga Pinoy? Imbis kana ang imong gibuhat, imo hinuong gipasakitan sila sa pinaagi sa mga insulto ni Locsin ug ni Panelo.
Cabinet secretaries to meet on PH boat sinking without Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte cannot attend because of other appointments, says Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles
Duterte on China: Is it right for a country to claim entire sea?
The Philippine President urges the quick completion of the South China Sea Code of Conduct to lessen risk of conflict in the disputed water body
Duterte EO removes obstacle to oil exploration deal with China firm
With Executive Order No. 80, public bidding is no longer required for PNOC Exploration Corporation to tap firms hoping to participate in its petroleum service contracts
19 deals with Chinese businesses signed during Duterte's China trip
If all the agreements are implemented by the Filipino and Chinese companies, they could bring in $12.2 billion worth of investments, says Malacañang
Duterte, Xi agree to resolve Pag-asa Island row through talks
(UPDATED) Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasizes 'good neighborliness,' while Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says allies should strengthen, 'not destroy,' each other
Duterte tells Xi: Belt and Road Forum chance to affirm valued ties
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping witness the signing of agreements on investment cooperation and funding for drug rehabilitation centers
Duterte flies to China amid West PH Sea controversies
This is President Rodrigo Duterte's fourth visit to China since he assumed office in 2016
What happens if the Philippines can't pay off loans from China?
(UPDATED) Senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares raises the alarm over the looming Chinese debt trap. The finance department shrugs off fears and says the Philippines can pay off the debt.
Duterte’s China push needs to find the sweet spot
Former president Benigno Aquino III relied heavily on the United States, while President Duterte swung hard toward China. Is there a middle ground?
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: At tayo’y ibinugaw sa bisita ni Tatay
Saglit na panahon pa, mamamahinga na rin si Tatay. At tayong malakas pa ang magpapasan ng bunga ng pagbubugaw niya sa sambahayan.
Alejano to Duterte: You're selling PH to China, you don't know patriotism
Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano reacts to President Rodrigo Duterte's statement likening the Magdalo party to ISIS
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Arroyo backs Duterte: PH friendship with China 'just right'
'Hindi ba karapat-dapat lamang na maging kaibigan natin ang China?' says Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Duterte hopes Beijing can 'temper' warnings in South China Sea
'You cannot create an island and you say that the air above the artificial island is your own,' says President Rodrigo Duterte in a rare statement critical of Beijing
TIMELINE: Philippines-China relations under Duterte
(UPDATED) The Duterte administration lauds improving relations with China. Critics regret the government's inordinately forgiving foreign policy.
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Drilon urges Duterte to review 'appeasement policy' towards China
Citing data, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon says Vietnam has received more Chinese investments, trade, and tourists despite its confrontational stance on the South China Sea row
Lacson questions landing of China plane in PH: 'We might wake up a colony'
'What if a hundred Chinese military aircraft suddenly request to refuel simultaneously? We might all wake up a colony again, this time by China,' says Senator Panfilo Lacson
Unlike Philippines, Vietnam condemns Chinese bombers
Vietnam 'demands that China stop these activities' and 'cease militarization' of the South China Sea, even as Manila won't publicly condemn Beijing
Chinese President Xi to visit Philippines in November
Xi Jinping's visit will take place after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit from November 12 to 18 in Papua New Guinea
10 more Chinese companies intend to invest in PH
During President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to China, Chinese companies say they intend to put in a total of P470 billion worth of investments
Duterte: 'I need China'
Before flying off to China for the 3rd time, the Philippine leader says he has no plans of bringing up reclamation and construction activities by Beijing in the West Philippine Sea
[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] Democracy’s short Philippine life
Of course, we've only had a go at it twice. But with the untold losses we've suffered with each failure, how can we afford another?
Duterte jokes: Why not make Philippines a province of China?
The President says negotiations for joint exploration with China are underway. He suggests a sharing scheme of two-thirds for the Philippines and one-third for China.
Duterte admin 'naive' on West Philippine Sea – expert
'If a bully keeps punching you over and over and over, it is naive to think he's all of a sudden going to stop and behave nicely,' Gregory Poling of CSIS tells Rappler
