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  • US carrier starts 'routine' patrols in South China Sea




    (CNN)The United States deployed the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday as part of maritime "routine operations."
    Sailing with the 97,000-ton Vinson is the guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer, the Navy said in a statement. The Vinson carries a flight group of more than 60 aircraft, including F/A-18 jet fighters.

    The operation comes amid growing tensions between the United States and China over territory and trade, and as the Trump administration looks set to take a more confrontational stance toward China than its predecessor.
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  • Soon: Hotline between PH, China coast guards
    Officials of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs and and China Coast Guard are in the Philippines this week to discuss joint activities between the two coast guards



    FIRST MEETING. This handout photo taken and released by the Philippine Coast Guard-Public Information Office (PCG-PIO) on December 16, 2016 shows Philippine coast guard commander Commodore Joel Garcia (R) shaking hands with Chinese coast guard deputy director general Yun De (L) at the end of their meeting in Manila. Photo by PCG / AFP

    MANILA, Philippines – Officials of the China Ministry of Foreign Affairs and and China Coast Guard are in the Philippines this week, from February 20 to 23, to discuss with their counterparts future activities including the establishment of a direct communication line between the coast guards of the two countries.

    Commander Armand Balilo, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson, said they will discuss in Subic, Zambales possible joint activities in the areas of search and rescue, marine pollution prevention, suppression of unlawful acts at sea, and counter-narcotics.

    "An interim arrangement to establish the proposed Hotline Communication and Point of Contact between the two coast guards will also be undertaken," Balilo said on Monday, February 20.

    They will also discuss port visits of their ships, training, and human resource development assistance for the Philippine Coat Guard.

    It is the second organizational meeting for the Joint Coast Guard Committee, which was created after the 2 countries signed in October a Memorandum of Understanding during President Rodrigo Duterte's state visit to China.

    The first meeting was held last December in Manila. (READ: China, Philippine coast guards meet despite sea row)

    Duterte seeks warmer ties with China after years of frozen communication lines because of an internatonal arbitration case that the Aquino administration filed against Beijing. (READ: Aquino legacy: Defying China)

    The Philippines succeeded in getting the United Nations-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration to dismiss China's sweeping claims over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), but China refused to acknowledge the ruling.
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  • Yasay: We do not own disputed island in South China Sea
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    CA member 'very troubled' by Yasay statements on South China Sea row
    'We never categorically stated that we own the disputed islands,' Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr tells the Commission on Appointments



    SEA ROW. Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr says the official position of the Philippine government in the South China Sea row is that the disputed area does not belong to anyone. File photo from Agence France-Presse

    MANILA, Philippines – A member of the Commission on Appointments said she was "very troubled" by the statements of Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr on the South China Sea dispute during the official's confirmation hearing on Wednesday, February 22.

    Responding to questions from CA members, Yasay reiterated the official stand of the Duterte government that the Philippines does not own the disputed area in the South China Sea, even after an arbitral tribunal ruled in the country's favor against China on the sea row.

    “My position, which is the official position, is that the disputed part of South China Sea has never belonged to anyone,” Yasay said in response to questions of CA members on Wednesday.

    Occidental Mindoro Representative Josephine Ramirez-Sato questioned Yasay about his earlier pronouncements on the arbitral tribunal’s ruling that favored the Philippines and declared China’s 9-dash-line as invalid.

    Yasay said that in not making provocative statements on the dispute that would anger China, he was only being consistent with the position of not causing any tension in the region.

    Pressed for the official government stance on the matter, Yasay said the government has never categorically claimed its ownership over the disputed islands.

    “Even if the tribunal rules in our favor, this area will continue to belong to international waters,” Yasay said.


    Sato told Yasay she was “very troubled” by the Cabinet official's statements.

    Yasay’s answers before the CA echo the position President Rodrigo Duterte made at his first Cabinet meeting on June 30, 2016.

    Duterte said he would not "flaunt" the ruling against China as he would prefer a "soft landing." He also said during the campaign season that he will not insist on ownership and instead make deals with China. (READ: Duterte’s last resort on West PH Sea: Let’s not insist on ownership)

    In the case filed before the artbitral tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands, during the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, the Philippines argued 5 main points.

    1. China has no historic rights over the water
    2. China’s nine-dash line is invalid
    3. China cannot claim EEZ over “rocks” because rocks are not islands that generate an EEZ
    4. China has breached the law of the sea when it prevented Filipino fishermen from entering our EEZ
    5. China has irreversibly damaged the regional marine environment


    In its decision, the tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines and added that China should have stopped its construction of artificial islands in the disputed area during the hearing of the case.

    Yasay clarified that the Philippines will continue to occupy areas that fall within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but tha the issue of ownership shall be removed from official statements.

    “I do not want to confuse the occupancy to the content of the tribunal decision, that's completely different. We will make sure that if there is encroachment into our sovereignty, we will assert our rights,” Yasay said.

    “I do not believe that the disputed islands case will be resolved soon, maybe even not in this lifetime,” he added.

    Senator Panfilo Lacson, who chairs the CA's commitee on foreign affairs, told reporters that the committee has suspended Yasay's confirmation hearing because of "concerns" of CA members, mostly from the House contingent.
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    -- edited by kawawawanaman on Feb 22 2017, 05:55 PM
  • /\/\ kawawawanaman ?
  • kawawanaman ano pa pinapanigan mo matanong ko nga... nalilito ako sa mga pinopost mo eh.
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  • wow. i have new account..........pretending to be me, hahahaha

    -- edited by kawawawanaman on Feb 23 2017, 02:15 PM
  • Dalawa na kayo? Wow. Things have gone bad to worse. Hahahaha.
  • facepalm na lang tayo grifer...

    Mr. kawawanaman, lolokohin mo pa kami eh ikaw rin lang naman yata yan! inaalternick mo pa sarili mo! umayos ka nga!

    ayusin mo buhay mo!

    -- edited by quinn_margz on Feb 23 2017, 02:36 PM
  • Its for his amusement siguro paps quinn. La na sya makausap e. Baka wala na funds na nakukuha para sa online campaign. Nyahahahaha.
  • kawawanaman ano pa pinapanigan mo matanong ko nga... nalilito ako sa mga pinopost mo eh.


    Panig ako sa USA pero anti trump ako kasi madame akong kamaganak na TNT.
    Pro Leni ako kaya di paba Obyus anti Du30 ako?

    Gets na?
  • i see

    -- edited by quinn_margz on Feb 23 2017, 02:48 PM
  • Konting dagdag pa ng account pwede na makabuo ng basketball team.
  • tama si yasay, buti na lang may taong ganito, di tulad nyo kunwari makapilipino pero pag totoong gera na tatago kayo sa palda ng nanay nyo. di biro ang gerang totoo di yan csgo o simulation, malalaman lang natin ang tunay na pagkatao ng bawat isa dito kung sumasagupa ka na sa mga bala at bomba binabagsak sa paligid mo at hanggang saan ka tatagal, sa salita walang binatbat ang satsatan dito, kaya kung pwede mag wish na lang tayo ng peace lalo na yung may mga sariling pamilya na at mga anak, wag puro yabang. ang labanan ngayon ay usapang pang ikonomiya ng bawat isang pamilya dyan tayo mag focus, at higit sa lahat wag tayo pagagamit sa mga superpower para sa kanilang pansariling mithiin. peace time is the best for us poor country.
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  • isipin nyo na lang pag nasalang tayo dyan, kulang ang sundalo natin at armas kulang din, ilang linggo kaya itatagal ng mga stock nating bala,gasoline, pagkain, lahat ng logistics na kailangan pagtapos nyan uutang tayo ng pambili, pagkain nga kulang pa pag may disaster sa atin, at saka gusto mo ba ma activate sa frontline dahil kulang ang sundalo syempre sa sibilyan yan magrerecruit sa ayaw at gusto mo, paano na pamilya mo maiiwan, ewan ko kung gugustuhin nyo na kayo ang nasa unahan.
  • Wala kasing utak yung iba dito akala mo magagaling tanga naman.
    Gusto ng gyera pero magsusumbong naman sa USA.
    Mautak ang USA gusto nilang magulo ang region natin para manatili silang superpower.
    Divide and conquer yan ang dogma ng USA. Kung wala ang CHINA at Russia ang dameng bansa na ang naglaho sa mundo dahil sa kaululan ng USA.


    Tama ka dyan paps. For once we can agree on this. Di naman tayo pwede mag matigas dahil in the first place kung pinigil na yan dati pa di makakapagtayo ang mga chinese dyan. At kung kinikilala nila ang result sa ruling ng korte bakit di pa din sila umaalis dun? Kaya ba natin makigyera sa china? Ang US di yan basta maapektuhan kasi malayo yan. Tapos iaasa nila sa current na administrasyon na banggain ang china. Para ka ng bumangga sa pader nun.

    -- edited by 6RiFtER on Feb 23 2017, 03:35 PM
  • Even now, China is not Japan in WWII. Therefore David has a chance against Goliath. Why so little faith?
  • Alam ng USA na gumagawa ng structures diyan ang China sa simula pa lang. Ano ang ipinayo nila sa Pilipinas? Wala di ba? so Pabor sila.

    Ano ginawa ni Arroyo? Wala rin kasi pabor din siya.

    -- edited by DjDom on Feb 23 2017, 11:16 PM
  • facepalm na lang tayo grifer...

    Mr. kawawanaman, lolokohin mo pa kami eh ikaw rin lang naman yata yan! inaalternick mo pa sarili mo! umayos ka nga!

    ayusin mo buhay mo!


    that is not how i talk, typical accusation style now a days, you just show who you are
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  • Tama ka dyan paps. For once we can agree on this. Di naman tayo pwede mag matigas dahil in the first place kung pinigil na yan dati pa di makakapagtayo ang mga chinese dyan. At kung kinikilala nila ang result sa ruling ng korte bakit di pa din sila umaalis dun? Kaya ba natin makigyera sa china? Ang US di yan basta maapektuhan kasi malayo yan. Tapos iaasa nila sa current na administrasyon na banggain ang china. Para ka ng bumangga sa pader nun.


    (We do not need to be aggressive towards China, but we have to be firm about our rights. If in the future we would assert our rights under international law, who would believe us if they could argue that we gave our territory to China and disregarded our rights.)
  • "kahit pwing nakakabulag din"
    "kahit pader nagigiba din"
    "kahit pera nawawaldas din"
    "kahit bato o bakal natutunaw din"
    "kahit bundok nagigiba din"
    "kahit buhok nakakalbo din"
    "kahit buhay natatapus din"
    "kahirapan Yumayaman din"
    "kahit pag ibig me katapusan din"
    the point is Walang "forever" lahat may katapusan lahat namamatay ang matitira ay yung malalakas at yung mahihirap ay mamamatay yan ang batas ng kalikasan

    -- edited by marcopolo_45 on Feb 23 2017, 11:44 PM
  • My fellow pinoys.

    Never forget what happened sa pinas nun world war 2.

    1.2 million po ang NAMATAY and that's a CONSERVATIVE estimate.

    Ang tamang dapat gawin ni Duterte ay mag declare ng COMPLETE NEUTRALITY.

    Pag kinampihan nya ang mga amerkano gagawin tayong proxy ng mga yan tulad nun nangyari sa world war 2 at hayaan un bansa na maging buffer against China.

    Pag kinampihan naman naten ang mga tsino ganun din gagawin saten ng mga yan.

    Napipinto na mag away yun 2 bansa na yan. Pag nagmagaling ang presidente nten eh wasak ang bansa nyan.

    Ang kaso napakahangal ni Duterd at idinidikit nya un bansa sa tsina/russia.

    Palibhasa makakaliwang bisakol din kasi sya.

    Remember inamin nya mismo na SOCIALIST sya.

    PS. Dun sa mga bumoto ke DUterd. Ang tatanga nyo.

    On the other hand wala din naman pagpipilian at kahit sino iboto mo eh makakaliwa/liberal/socialist.

    @Kawawakanaman

    PS. There's a rumor running around na un 20 billion USD na ipinahiram ng China at very low interest sa pinas... ang kapalit daw nun ay ang pag waiver ng pinas sa claim nya sa islands.

    So kung susumahin mo katrayduran ata ang ginawa ni Duterd na waived yun claims sa islands na yan.

    -- edited by pcbuyer001 on Feb 23 2017, 11:45 PM

    -- edited by pcbuyer001 on Feb 23 2017, 11:52 PM
  • Ang tamang dapat gawin ni Duterte ay mag declare ng COMPLETE NEUTRALITY.


    the problem of today phillipines is shifting alliances with china, what will happen to the philippines if the war ends, if the only thing we have is china, versus US and all the allied countries, now philippines will be in isolation.

    (We do not need to be aggressive towards China, but we have to be firm about our rights. If in the future we would assert our rights under international law, who would believe us if they could argue that we gave our territory to China and disregarded our rights.)

    -- edited by kawawawanaman on Feb 23 2017, 11:55 PM
  • who would believe us

    do you think china will believe us today ??
  • if there is an international law ginawa na nila dapat gawin sa china
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