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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mali si Duterte; China may pananagutan sa South China Sea arbitral award

By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2021 4:32 PM

Sa kanyang pang-anim at panghuling State of the Nation Address (SONA) noong Hulyo 26, sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ang 2016 arbitral award, na nagpawalang bisa sa malawak na nine-dash-line claim ng China sa South China Sea, ay hindi nagbubuklod sa Beijing. Hindi ito totoo.

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FACT CHECK South China Sea: Waters of Contention

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte is wrong; South China Sea arbitral award binds China, too

By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2021 3:43 PM

In his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, President Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed the 2016 arbitral award, which nullified China’s expansive nine-dash line claim over the South China Sea, does not bind Beijing.

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Fact Check Filipino

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Matapos igiit ang arbitral win sa UN, Duterte tinawag ngayon itong ‘isang piraso lamang ng papel’

By VERA Files | May 10, 2021 5:02 PM

Sa pag uulit-ulit ng kanyang paninindigan na iwasan ang “gulo” sa China, tinawag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang makasaysayang panalo sa arbitration ng Pilipinas noong 2016 laban sa higante ng Asia sa pagtatalo ng South China Sea bilang “isang piraso lamang ng papel” na kanyang “itatapon sa basurahan,” sa isang televised address noong Mayo 5.

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FACT CHECK South China Sea: Waters of Contention

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: After asserting arbitral win in UN, Duterte now calls it ‘just a piece of paper’

By VERA Files | May 10, 2021 4:29 PM

In reiterating his stance on avoiding “trouble” with China, President Rodrigo Duterte called the Philippines’ historic arbitral win in 2016 against the Asian giant on the South China Sea dispute as “just a [piece of] paper” that he would “throw into the wastebasket,” in a televised address on May 5.

Arbitral ruling, Duterte, South China Sea

Fact Check Filipino

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte hindi pinakinggan si Locsin, sumalungat sa mga nakaraang pahayag sa pagdala ng arbitral win sa UN

By VERA Files | Sep 29, 2020 7:57 PM

Kinontra ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang top diplomat nang pinanindigan niya ang makasaysayang tagumpay ng Pilipinas sa arbitration laban sa China sa pinagtatalunan sa South China Sea sa kanyang kauna-unahang pagsasalita sa United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) noong Set. 22.

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FACT CHECK South China Sea: Waters of Contention

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte negates Locsin, contradicts past pronouncements in raising arbitral win in UN

By VERA Files | Sep 29, 2020 6:09 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte contradicted his top diplomat when he affirmed the Philippines’ historic arbitral victory against China on the South China Sea dispute during his debut appearance at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) on Sept. 22.

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News South China Sea: Waters of Contention

Maritime experts cautious over planned joint development with China

By Arianne Christian Tapao | Sep 23, 2017 10:00 PM

They believe Manila should instead stick to the letter and spirit of the Arbitral Court award last year.

Arbitral ruling, South China Sea

Philippine President Duterte and China President Xi Jinping in Beijing , Oct 2016 State visit..jpg

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Duterte is implementing arbitral ruling: veteran diplomat

By Charmaine C. Deogracias | Jul 19, 2017 8:00 AM

A veteran diplomat and maritime expert said President Duterte has actually been implementing the arbitral ruling in the case against China on the disputed features in the South China Sea by separating the economic from the territorial issues.

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