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[OPINION | Newspoint] A nation held to ransom
Duterte’s betrayals actually go further and deeper. Lest anyone forget, the Philippines’ troubles with China began when President Duterte surrendered to it control over the West Philippine Sea. That it happened just after an international arbitral court had affirmed Philippine sovereignty over those waters and rejected China’s counter claim made it all the more ridiculous […]
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‘Lutong makaw’
The Philippine government has precooked the ingredients of investigation, and the resulting dish is a “lutong makaw.” I’m referring to the supposed investigation of the incident involving 22 Filipino fishermen who were abandoned drifting in open sea after their boat was rammed by a Chinese vessel. Our own government has made it utterly useless […]
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Zarate: Will Duterte statement allowing Chinese in EEZ translate to impeach votes?
Amid criticisms that President Rodrigo Duterte could be impeached for a statement allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate pondered if such a statement could really translate into impeachment charges being leveled against the chief executive. “It is easy to file an [impeachment], […]
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Duterte’s deal with China an ‘informal agreement’: Panelo
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has an informal agreement with China that allows Chinese fishermen to trawl in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, the President’s spokesman revealed Monday. Duterte earlier said he could not bar Chinese fishermen in the Philippines’ EEZ due to a “mutual agreement” he made with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Duterte’s […]
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Monsod disses Duterte for soft stance on West PH Sea: If China is our friend, we don’t need enemies!
Former socioeconomic planning secretary Winnie Monsod is disappointed at President Rodrigo Duterte for continuing to treat China with kid gloves despite its aggression in the South China Sea. Monsod, an economics professor at the University of the Philippines, disputed Duterte’s description of China as a friend. “If China is our friend, we don’t need […]
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Carpio presses Duterte on EEZ defense
MANILA, Philippines — The constitutional provision on the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is not “thoughtless” and “senseless” as President Rodrigo Duterte claims, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on Saturday. A fierce critic of the Duterte administration’s handling of the country’s territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea, Carpio […]
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France vows to uphold international law in SCS
MANILA, Philippines — Following President Duterte’s challenge to Western powers to help the Philippines tackle China, France emphasized it is committed to promote and defend international law and its Navy will continue patrolling the South China Sea. French Secretary of State Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne said France made clear during the 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore […]
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South China Sea dispute: China and Philippines frictions explained – What is going on?
THE South China Sea is one of the world’s busiest waterways and subject to several overlapping territorial disputes. Here is the tensions between China and the Philippines explained – what exactly is going on? The South China Sea disputes involve both island and maritime claims among several sovereign state within the region, namely China and […]
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South China Sea: Duterte Must Do The Right Thing
In the South China Sea, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte must do the right thing: stand up to China, protect the interests, the resources, and the lives of the Filipino people from China’s aggression; the same way the Indonesian and the Vietnamese leaders did for their own people. And that could ease geopolitical risks, attracting […]
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Why the Constitution has to be defended
For three years now, the Constitution has been under relentless attack, and ironically it is the President, whose oath of office commits him to execute and defend it, who is leading the assault. Among others, the Bill of Rights has been disregarded in the conduct of the war against drugs, in the fight against insurgency, […]
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As debate rages over PH territorial claim, Carpio preaches ‘personal integrity’
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio says it is important to do the right thing, “even if you are alone against many.” File/Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News MANILA—Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Saturday told fresh graduates to protect their personal integrity in order to defend the country’s territories. Speaking at the University of the Philippines […]
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‘Atin ang Pinas’: UP community urges graduates to uphold sovereignty
MANILA — Members of the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman community on Sunday joined a lightning rally urging graduates to champion Philippine sovereignty. Faculty, staff and students at the state-run university’s commencement exercises unfurled a bright red banner emblazoned with the phrase “Atin ang Pinas,” which translates to “The Philippines is ours”, as seen […]