July 2018
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Do more to enforce ruling
Despite the bogey of war that President Duterte has raised every time China’s transgressions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is brought up, up to 8 out of 10 Filipinos still believe the government should enforce the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague that favored the country’s claims over disputed […]
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SWS lies in its polls vs China and govt policy
THE Yellows’ old reliable, the Social Weather Stations, is at it again, disseminating falsehoods disguised as public opinion, undertaking propaganda through its interview questions themselves. Its recent poll on our territorial dispute with China was widely reported by media, with the TV network GMA-7’s article on it headlined: “81 percent reject govt’s ‘do nothing’ policy […]
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Duterte’s China policy: beyond law
Many local and international observers have denounced Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s conduct towards China as “appeasement” after he took the view there was nothing the Philippines could do to stop China’s militarisation in the South China Sea. Duterte’s defeatist attitude, allegedly the trade-off of comprehensive engagement with China, is being put to a critical test […]
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Where Duterte, Mahathir stand on pressing ASEAN issues
One embraces China investments with open arms, the other shows more caution. One sees US President Donald Trump as a ‘friend,’ the other calls him an ‘international bully.’ GAME-CHANGERS. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad are game-changers in the Southeast Asian region. Duterte photo from Malacañang, Mahathir photo from Agence France-Presse […]
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United front mounts against Duterte’s China policy
Top critics say Filipino leader is a ‘willing victim’ of China on anniversary of Hague-based tribunal ruling that nullified China’s vast claims in the South China Sea Activists hold placards during a protest in front of the Chinese Consular Office in Manila on June 11, 2018. The Philippines on June 11 demanded that China stop […]
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Palace dares critics of Duterte’s South China Sea policy to file a court case
MANILA, Philippines — As the Philippines commemorated the second anniversary of its arbitral victory against China Thursday, Malacañang vowed to continue asserting the country’s claims in the West Philippine (South China) Sea and dared critics to challenge its handling of the dispute before the court. China claims about 90 percent of the resource-rich South China […]
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Filipino-Chinese must step up to help the country
Amid the racist tirades that are being hurled by the pro-US opposition against China and the Duterte administration, it is time for the Filipino-Chinese to step up and be part of the conversation. As citizens of this country, the Filipino-Chinese have a crucial role to play in promoting harmony and understanding between differing cultures. Most […]
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Chinese envoy: PHL grants come with no strings attached
The Philippines is not a province of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua stressed on Tuesday, July 17, in response to the “Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China” banners that were hung from several pedestrian bridges in Metro Manila last week. “It has never been any part of […]
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China research ship docks at Davao port
MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese research and surveillance ship dropped anchor at the Sasa wharf in Davao City on Monday right, raising suspicion over the real purpose of its visit. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Navy spokesman Commander Jonathan Zata quickly clarified that Yuan Wang 3 made a port call simply for routine replenishment of […]
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Palace denies inaction on South China Sea dispute
‘We file protests but we do it quietly’ MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday said it has been asserting the Philippines’ claims in the South China Sea after a nationwide poll suggested that four out of five Filipinos reject the government’s perceived inaction on the issue. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte has […]