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China condemns U.S. after warship sails near South China Sea reef
3rd UPDATE China claims the USS Dewey trespassed in its territorial waters

DFA urged to file protest over China's war threat
This comes after China reportedly threatened the Philippines with war if it forces the issue of the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea

South China Sea, Estrada, exoplanets | Midday wRap
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Duterte, death penalty, Lorenzana | Evening wRap
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PH: Southeast Asia not 'proxy' for superpower rivalry
PH Defense Secretary Lorenzana: We will reaffirm the unity and solidarity of ASEAN amidst this emerging superpower competition We will also work for the finalization of a binding code of conduct for the South China Sea

[WATCH] 2016: Change is here
From the 2016 Duterte election win the war on drugs the weaponization of the internet Trump’s victory and Manila’s shift from U S to China — it was a year that turned traditional politics upside down Watch Rappler s 2016 yearender

Duterte, Aman Futures scam, Pacquiao| 12PM wRap
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Duterte: No talks with China on joint exploration in West PH Sea
The Philippine President will seek Congress approval before proposing joint exploration of the disputed sea

Obama on China, Duterte, De Lima | 6PM wRap
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Duterte on De Lima, Barangay & SK polls, South China Sea | 6PM wRap
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Duterte, Tiamzons, Phelps | 6PM wRap
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Pacquiao, South China Sea, Marcos | 6PM wRap
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Duterte, National ID, Mendoza | 6PM wRap
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TIMELINE: The Philippines-China maritime dispute
UPDATED A timeline of events starting from 2011 in the maritime dispute between China and the Philippines

PNP generals, Duterte & Robredo, Pacquiao | 6PM wRap
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Yasay on China, Manafort, Durant to GSW | 12PM wRap
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Dear Digong: Let’s leverage our West Philippine Sea arbitration case
The Duterte administration should be very careful in any prospective bilateral negotiation in the future which is indispensable but should be unconditional

China blasts 'unilateral' Philippine move ahead of ruling
The Philippines has unilaterally closed the door of settling the South China Sea issue with China through negotiation

Philippines to protest China's test-flight on Spratlys
Manila will protest Beijing s test flight of a civilian aircraft on an airstrip it built in the artificial island of Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea

Duterte in 2016, PH-China dispute, Russia vs ISIS | 12PM wRap
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When the Philippines and China sang, danced on a Manila Bay cruise
As the Philippines and China sparred over Mischief Reef President Jiang Zemin charmed Philippine officials with his rendition of Western classics during his state visit after the 1996 APEC summit in Subic

China to benefit from following arbitration ruling – Justice Carpio
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio says China s global ambitions will make it costly for Beijing to defy an international arbitration ruling favoring the Philippines

Justice Carpio: 'Catastrophe to withdraw China case'
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio gives the warning to presidential aspirants who he says should detail their stance on China

Beijing slams tribunal decision on South China Sea row
China refuses to participate in the proceedings arguing that the case is about sovereignty and the court cannot rule on it

The Waterlord
In my opinion China’s approach is founded upon what the philosopher Lao Tzu observed a long time ago the sage transforms the world by controlling water

'Binay's joint venture with China must be corruption-free'
Maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal says Vice President Binay s proposed joint venture with China is allowed under international law but must be corruption free

Philippines to present China sea case at Hague in July
The Netherlands based UN court is scheduled to conduct a hearing from July 7 on a case lodged by the Philippines in 2013 which China has spurned foreign department spokesman Charles Jose says

China to UN: PH 'totally wrong' on sea row
China s deputy ambassador to the UN says [The Philippines ] calculations are totally wrong No matter what they say they will never get their way

Rappler Talk: The Philippines & China's Great Wall of Sand
Former ABC News Beijing Bureau Chief Chito Sta Romana talks about the options available to Manila

'Is China an enemy? Have we lost Scarborough?'
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV poses the questions to Philippine officials at the first Senate hearing on China s activities in the South China Sea

Philippines 'cute little submissive' of US – Chinese media
Global Times tabloid: After being the cute little submissive of the US all these years Manila has gained only a handful of second hand weapons and an empty sense of security let alone any real enhancement of its army s combat capability

China reclamation may cut PH access to West PH Sea
The Armed Forces of the Philippines says current activities on Mischief Reef – just 23 nautical miles from Philippine controlled Ayungin Shoal – threatens all our areas

China: We are against bullying small countries
Accused of massive reclamation in the South China Sea China says it is countries like the Philippines that must follow international law

PH to take up China reclamation before ASEAN
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario says Manila is still exploring options to respond to China s massive reclamation in the South China Sea

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

China: PH legal case weak on jurisdiction
Turning the tables on the Philippines Beijing says Manila abused international law by filing an arbitration case on the South China Sea dispute

Will China follow PH arbitration case ruling?
An American international law scholar says countries that are parties to laws such as UNCLOS already agreed to follow processes such as arbitration

VLOG: PH hits China, salutes peacekeepers in UN
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario hits China s expansionist claims and praises Filipino peacekeepers

At UN, PH rejects China’s ‘dangerous, reckless’ acts
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario criticizes China s dangerous reckless and forceful activities before the UN s biggest annual gathering

ASEAN alarm over China sea spat
The communique from the ASEAN follows a summit on Sunday that was dominated by escalating maritime tensions

China slams PH for 'premeditated provocative act'
China accuses the Philippines of intentionally seizing the Chinese fishing boat off the coast of Palawan to elevate tensions in the West Philippine Sea South China Sea

‘Dealing with China not like haggling in Divisoria’
Senators call on the Philippine government to consider the implications of a Chinese offer not to submit its pleading in its arbitration case against Beijing
AFP chief: Chinese used water cannons vs Filipino fishermen
Chinese coast guard ships used water cannons to drive away Filipino fishing vessels from the disputed Panatag Shoal last January 27 AFP chief Emmanuel Bautista reveals
Aquino is going to China
President Aquino confirms he is attending the China ASEAN Expo in Nanning China next week
Rappler Newscast | July 1, 2013
Illegal foreign workers in Saudi Arabia leave or legalize PH: China’s military buildup in South China Sea threatens peace SC justices submit SALN
China slams Philippines over disputed islands
China s Foreign Ministry says the Philippines is attempting to cover in a cloak of legality its illegal occupation of China s islands and reefs
China: No reason to fear our military
A spokesman also says China opposes any military intervention in the South China Sea
Aquino's softened tone on Scarborough
Rappler reviews the President s statements on the Scarborough Shoal dispute ahead of his 3rd State of the Nation Address
PH's 1st 'mistake' in Scarborough
The Philippines made a mistake when it sent a warship to face 8 fishing boats in Scarborough Shoal says an expert based in Singapore
PH town 'no match' vs China's Sansha City
One of the poorest Philippine towns faces a better funded more politically complex Chinese city in the disputed South China Sea