China, Philippines locked in naval standoff

[Juan Martinez]

^ China doesn't have to divide us to conquer our AS$

[yebo]

Just saw bbc news, round 1 Philippines!

South China Sea: Hague panel can rule on Philippines-China dispute - BBC News

[Juan Martinez]

he wants to have a taste of Filipino hospitality --

Chinese president to visit Philippines for APEC Chinese president to visit Philippines for APEC

[bloowolf]

he wants to have a taste of Filipino hospitality --

Chinese president to visit Philippines for APEC Chinese president to visit Philippines for APEC

What kind of hospitality should he be given?

[go-to-guy]

What kind of hospitality should he be given?

I hope we don't kiss ass or go out of our way just to please him. I remember parang di nga pinansin ng Chinese president si Pnoy last time may leaders meeting sila.

[amoyligo]

Ang chinese president ang pinakamaganda welcome makukuha sa chinese filipino community at sa mga negosyante. Lucio tan hotel ang maghost sa kanya.

[bloowolf]

Ang chinese president ang pinakamaganda welcome makukuha sa chinese filipino community at sa mga negosyante. Lucio tan hotel ang maghost sa kanya.

Ano kayang welcome bigay dito ng mga tunay na pinoy?

[Juan Martinez]

Powerhouse PH team vs China back in the Hague

MANILA, Philippines – Led by Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, the Philippines’ powerhouse team against China is back in The Hague on Tuesday, November 24, to defend Manila’s historic case against Beijing over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

Philippine Solicitor General Florin Hilbay and the Southeast Asian country’s lead counsel, Paul Reichler, said the Philippine team is “fully prepared to present” the country's case to the arbitral tribunal in The Hague.

The arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration is hearing the merits of the Philippines’ case beginning Tuesday.

China refuses to join the hearings as it pushes for one-on-one talks between Manila and Beijing about the West Philippine Sea.

The hearing on the merits is expected to last until Monday, November 30.

In her first bulletin on this round of hearings, Philippine Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Philippine team is composed of 48 delegates.

The official delegation includes the following members, coming from the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of Philippine government:

Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio
Supreme Court Associate Justice and former Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza
Muntinlupa Representative Rodolfo Biazon, Chairman of the Committee on National Defense and Security of the House of Representatives
Solicitor General Florin Hilbay
Political Affairs Secretary Ronald Llamas
Security Cluster Executive Director Emmanuel Bautista
Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra
'Giant slayer' included

The delegation also includes “6 Philippine ambassadors from different posts in Europe, counsel, advocates, expert witnesses, and support staff,” Valte said.

One of the members of the Philippine team, lead counsel Reichler, is the “giant slayer” who defeated the US in a landmark international case.

Valte clarified, too, that of the 48 members of the Philippine team, “only 17 are from the home offices of the different departments in Manila.”

Questioning the huge team defending the Philippines’ case, Philippine opposition leader Vice President Jejomar Binay earlier slammed what he called a “junket” in The Hague.

When they first flew to The Hague from July 7 to 13, the Philippine team argued the tribunal's right to hear the case – as China said the tribunal has no jurisdiction over the arbitral proceedings.

The tribunal in October favored the Philippines, and in effect struck down China's strongest argument.

This time, from November 24 to 30, the hearings will focus on the merits or the meat of Manila’s case against Beijing.

The Philippines asserts that China’s claim over the West Philippine Sea is baseless under the so-called constitution for the oceans, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

China is claiming the disputed waters using the so-called 9-dash line, a demarcation that is not found in UNCLOS.

The Philippines, on the other hand, is arguing that the disputed waters fall within its 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone, within which the Philippines has the exclusive rights to fish.

The tribunal in The Hague is expected to rule on the Philippines’ case by 2016, the year Philippine President Benigno Aquino III steps down from office. – Rappler.com

[StockEngine]

binay says sh1t....

may he fail in his bid for presidency...

as a Filipino he should support the government against China.

[KenGarcia]

Naku ayan na naman si Binay. Pag may ginagawa gobyerno may sinasabi pag walang ginagawa may comment padin haaays. Ganyan ba talaga dapat gawain ng VP?

[donbuggy]

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[kagalingan]

Lahat ng bagay napaguusapan.

Yung nangyari kay trilly boy eh mukhang meron dalawang faction ang aquino administration kaya nagkagulo paguusap china and the philippines.

Naalala ko yung article yung sabi ni Manny Pangilinan. "Ok na sana kaso nakialam pa" (about china din)

China has stopped harassing Filipino fishermen in Scarborough —officials | News | GMA News Online

China has stopped harassing Filipino fishermen in Scarborough —officials
Published May 21, 2016 10:34am

Filipinos can now fish in the disputed Scarborough Shoal without being harassed by Chinese authorities, officials said Saturday.

"Ngayon ang sitwasyon sa Scarborough Shoal ay nagkakaroon ng pagbabago. Ang mga mangingisda natin ay hindi na nakakaranas ng matinding harassment sa Chinese coast guard," Professor Rommel Banlaoi, chairman and executive director of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research, told radio dzBB in an interview.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources director Asis Perez confirmed to dzBB in another interview that Filipinos are now freely fishing in the shoal.

"Wala po tayong naririnig [na reklamo] ngayon. That can be an indication na wala pong nangyayaring adverse o hindi magandang nangyayari sa mga mangingisda," Perez added.

Banlaoi that it could be the result of his group's continuous negotiations with their counterparts in China.

He said that the Philippines has been asking the Chinese to allow Filipinos to fish in the shoal as a gesture of their sincerity in declarations that they want to peacefully resolve the territorial dispute.

He also attributed the softer stance of the Chinese in the disputed shoal to the perceived "paradigm shift" of the Philippines-China relations under the administration of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte.

Banlaoi said that he believes Duterte intends to repair the damaged relationship of China and the Philippines due to disputes over some territories in the South China Sea, including the Scarborough Shoal, called Panatag Shoal and Bajo de Masinloc by the Philippines.

Duterte has said that he is open to returning to bilateral talks with China on the territorial disputes.

Duterte has met with Chinese ambassador Zhao Jianhua in Davao City.

Banlaoi also believes that Duterte will not move to withdraw, but will not push the Philippines' case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration against China.

"Hindi niya iwi-withdraw ang posisyon sa international tribunal, pero 'di niya itututlak ito dahil ang [intensyon] niya ay to repair the damaged relations," he said.

"KUng hindi magtagumpay ang bilateral... bubuhayin ang [kaso] sa international tribunal at gagamitin niyang leverage," Banlaoi added. —ALG, GMA News

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