Duterte on PH court win over China: ‘That’s just paper; I’ll throw that in the wastebasket’

Neil Arwin Mercado 05/06/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The victory of the Philippines over China at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is just a “piece of paper,” trash to be thrown away, President Rodrigo Duterte said in his pre-recorded…

Gov’t must turn into reality Duterte’s assertion of arbitral award

09/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, said the government should “put into reality” President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion in the United Nations that the Philippines will not compromise its arbitral…

Youth ambassadors hold forum on West PH Sea

PR 11/03/2016

YOUTH and student members of Cebu Youth Ambassadors joined other student leaders, graduate students, and community youth in a forum dubbed “Ato ni Bai!: Enhancing the Public Debate on the West Philippine Sea” last October 28. The…

Duterte ‘weakened’ PH claim over West Philippine Sea — Osmeña

10/25/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte has “weakened” the country’s claim over the West Philippine Sea when he asked permission from China to allow Filipino fishermen to go back to Scarborough Shoal, former Senator Sergio “Serge” Osmeña III said on…

US senator: Duterte won’t trade PH’s territorial rights to China

07/21/2016

A US senator who was part of the congressional delegation that met with President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the Chief Executive assured them that the Philippines will not trade its rights to China over maritime disputes,…

A premature surrender?

Rina Jimenez-David 07/15/2016

Does anyone have a jet ski to spare? Remember the campaign boast of President Rody that the way to solve the Spratlys dispute with China was for him to take a jet ski to the nearest shoreline…

Duterte mulls bilateral talks with China

07/15/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to engage in bilateral talks with China after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) favored the Philippines over China in their maritime dispute. “Ang sabi niya (Duterte said), ‘Let’s see. We’ll start…

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