Tag: Philippines-China

Duterte approves DFA proposal to stamp visas with PHL map that includes the country’s S. China Sea claims on Chinese passports

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Department of Foreign Affairs’ proposal to stamp visas for Chinese nationals in their passports, the Palace said. The visas, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said, will contain a map of the Philippines including the Southeast Asian country’s claims in the South China Sea. Chinese passports contain a map of China including its nine-dash line that delineates China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea. Prior to this, the practice […]

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JUST IN: Duterte to raise arbitral ruling in “one on one dialogue” with China’s Xi–Palace

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will go to China this month to raise, among others, the arbitrary ruling  invalidating China’s nine-dash line that delineated its expansive claims in the South China Sea. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said when asked about his nearing trip by the end of August last night, Panelo said he replied “I said before there will be a time to invoke the arbitrary ruling. This is the time, that’s […]

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De Lima lashes out at Duterte admin anew; calls it a “puppet of China”

(Eagle News)—Senator Leila de Lima lashed out at President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration anew, calling it a “puppet of China” for its “sell-out of the Philippines’ sovereignty and national patrimony.” In a statement, De Lima noted what she said was the break in protocol during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit where he was allegedly welcomed as a “victorious conqueror.” She said during the honor guard ceremony last Nov. 20, Malacañang allowed the Chinese flag to be […]

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