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MOU only “an agreement to agree” on joint development, he says (Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 23, denied the Philippines and China would start a joint exploration in the South China Sea. In an interview over CNN Philippines, Locsin said the Philippines-China Memorandum of Understanding on Oil and Gas Development, which he said he wrote himself and which Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez gave directly to Chinese State Councilor Wang […]
(Eagle News) — Iginiit ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na hindi isusuko ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang bahagi ng teritoryo ng bansa. Ito ay sa kabila ng naging pag-amin ni Pangulong Duterte na mistulang inaangkin na ng China ang ilan sa mga pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa south china sea. “No, because I said China is already in possession. It’s now in their hands. So why do you have to create frictions, strong fri[ctions], [or] a […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is putting the Philippines at risk of being caught between a “likely outbreak of armed hostilities” between America and China, the Communist Party of the Philippines said. According to the CPP, this is because “Duterte’s claims that he does not want the Philippines to be dragged into a possible break-out of war in the South China Sea are belied by his actions.” The CPP noted what it said was […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A rulebook to settle disputes in the hotly contested South China Sea should be finished in three years, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday, saying his nation does not seek “hegemony or expansion.” Li’s comments appeared to be the first clear timeframe for finishing the code of conduct. Talks have dragged on for years, with China accused of delaying progress as it prefers to deal with less powerful countries on […]
(Eagle News) — Inatasan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano na makipag-ugnayan sa China tungkol sa pagpapaalis nito sa eroplano ng militar na lumipad sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Cayetano, nais ng Pangulo na manatili ang diplomasya sa pakikipag-usap sa China at kumpyansa siyang maaayos ang gusot ng dalawang bansa. Dagdag pa ng kalihim, hindi niya nakikita na humihina ang ugnayan ng Pilipinas at China. Katunayan […]
(Eagle News) — Nanindigan si National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon na hindi na kailangan pang maghain ng diplomatic protest ang Pilipinas laban sa China. Kamakailan, napaulat ang paglapag ng long range bomber ng China sa Woody Island na nasa West Philippine Sea na nagdulot ng pangamba sa ilan. Ayon kay Esperon, hindi dapat maalarma ang publiko dahil bahagi lamang umano ng drill ang ginawa ng China. Pero giit ng opisyal, hindi ibig sabihin na wala […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi naiwasang muling sisihin ang dating administrasyon ni Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa umano’y pagkawala ng kontrol ng Pilipinas sa ilang bahagi ng pinagtatalunang West Philippine Sea. Ito ay matapos muling maungkat sa isinagawang briefing ng National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea ang mga naging aksyon ng nakalipas na administrasyon sa claim ng gobyerno sa ilang pinagtatalunang isla sa West PHL Sea na naglagay sa relasyon ng Pilipinas at […]
BEIJING, China — China has for the first time landed several bombers on an island in the disputed South China Sea. Several bombers of various types — including the long-range, nuclear strike capable H-6K — carried out landing and take off drills at an unidentified island airfield after carrying out simulated strike training on targets at sea, the Chinese airforce said in a statement Friday. Wang Mingliang, a defense expert cited in the statement, said the takeoff and […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na protektado nila ang teritoryo ng Pilipinas laban sa China. Ayon kay AFP Chief Of Staff General Carlito Galvez, kasalukuyan na nilang vina-validate ang mga natatanggap na ulat kaugnay sa missile deployment ng China sa West Philippine Sea. Dahil dito ay nag-deploy na ang AFP ng marine battalion para mabantayan ang soberanya at karapatan ng bansa sa mga teritoryong inaangkin ng iba pang bansa. […]
(Eagle News) — Personal na magtutungo si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Philippine Rise. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, pangungunahan ng Pangulo ang paggunita sa unang anibersaryo ng pagpapalit ng pangalan ng Philippine Rise mula sa dating Benham Rise. Ayon kay Roque, kasabay ng unang anibersaryo ng pagpa-pangalan sa Philippine Rise sa ilalim ng Executive Order Number 25, normal ding ilulunsad ng Pangulo ang pagsasagawa ng scientific research sa lugar. Dalawang araw mananatili ang Pangulo […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit the Philippine Rise next week. The President made the pronouncement during a speech on Thursday, April 26, in Davao. According to the President, he would “make a statement there that nobody but nobody owns this place (but us).” He said this included “the continental shelf, the underground landmass that extends under the sea.” It was President Duterte that gave the name Philippine Rise to the active […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — China and Vietnam vowed Sunday to keep the peace in the South China Sea, the resource-rich waterway that has long been a source of tension between Hanoi and its powerhouse communist neighbour. China claims most of the disputed sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas reserves and is highly strategic for trade and defence. Beijing has built up artificial islands capable of hosting military installations in recent […]
