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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin sinasalungat ang mga pahayag ni Duterte at Cayetano sa “posibilidad ng digmaan” laban sa China

By VERA Files | Oct 02, 2019 5:15 PM

Kinontra ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddyboy Locsin, Jr. ang mga naunang pahayag nina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at ang kanyang hinalinhan at ngayon ay Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano sa posibilidad ng giyera laban sa China dahil sa pinagtatalunang teritoryo sa South China Sea — ang pinakabago sa serye ng mga umuusbong at nagkakasalungat na mga pahayag ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno sa isyu.

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FACT CHECK South China Sea: Waters of Contention

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin contradicts statements of Duterte and predecessor Cayetano on “possibility of war” with China

By VERA Files | Oct 02, 2019 4:30 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddyboy Locsin, Jr. has contradicted previous statements of President Rodrigo Duterte and his predecessor, now House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, on the possibility of war with China over disputed territories in the South China Sea — the latest in the series of government officials’ evolving and conflicting pronouncements on the issue.

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ASEAN at 50 News South China Sea: Waters of Contention

Experts say South China Sea dispute may pave the way for deeper EU-ASEAN relations

By Arianne Christian Tapao | Nov 26, 2017 8:56 AM

China’s influence on both regional blocs is so huge.

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South China Sea Code will not cover bilaterally disputed areas, says China

By Charmaine C. Deogracias | Aug 06, 2017 9:48 PM

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have adopted a framework for a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, but its character and mechanics are still up for negotiation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. One thing is certain, though: it will not cover bilaterally disputed areas such as the Scarborough shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc, which is claimed by both Beijing and Manila.

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ASEAN at 50 Editor's Pick News South China Sea: Waters of Contention

ASEAN foreign ministers more concerned about terrorism than South China Sea issue

By Charmaine C. Deogracias | Aug 03, 2017 12:49 PM

Southeast Asian foreign ministers want a more effective use of social media as they re-affirmed a wholistic approach to counter the threat of terrorism.

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China’s concept of setting aside sovereignty dispute for joint exploration of Spratlys

By Ellen T. Tordesillas | Aug 01, 2017 11:22 AM

Asked during his press conference last Wednesday when the talks about the joint exploration in Philippine territory that is also being claimed by China and other countries started, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano recalled the meeting of the late Deng Xiaoping with then President Corazon Aquino.

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Justice Carpio tells Duterte to bring to UN Xi’s threat to go to war

By Ellen T. Tordesillas | May 20, 2017 11:48 PM

Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said today the Philippines can bring to the United Nations the matter of China’s President Xi Jinping threatening President Duterte that China would wage war if the Philippines starts drilling oil in disputed areas in the South China Sea.

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Editor's Pick News South China Sea: Waters of Contention

1734 Murillo Velarde map is back in Manila

By Ellen Tordesillas | May 06, 2017 12:05 PM

Sharing the spotlight at the launching of Senior Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s E-Book, “The South China Sea Dispute: Philippine Sovereign Rights and Jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea” at the Manila Polo Club Thursday was a glass- encased 1734 Murillo-Velarde map.

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