Bea Cupin

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In Philippines' external defense push, resilience boils down to logistics

By: Bea Cupin

As the Revised AFP Modernization Act approaches the end of its 15-year horizon, what upgrades are in store for the Philippine military?

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DFA admonishes China envoy over ‘thinly veiled threat on use of force'

By: Bea Cupin

Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan asserts that Beijing is no troublemaker while saying Manila should 'feel fortunate' that China does not use force, even though it could 'easily win' if it does

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Marcos to summon China envoy over use of force ‘threat'

By: Bea Cupin

The Philippine leader says Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan's remark 'deserves a discussion between the ambassador and myself;

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[Inside the Newsroom] China's envoy: Sounds like a threat, walks like a threat

By: Bea Cupin

The reality on the ground and at sea is that a 'peace-loving' China can still inflict harm — economically and physically

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Lazaro summons China ambassador Jing, says it's not his place to taunt PH officials

By: Bea Cupin

President Marcos had earlier said a discussion was to be had between himself and Beijing's envoy

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DFA to China embassy: Escalatory, undiplomatic posts not helping bilateral ties

By: Bea Cupin

‘The recent public statements of the Embassy do not reflect the longstanding spirit of constructive engagement between the two countries and the two foreign ministries,' the DFA says

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View from Manila: Making sense of the gutter talk from China's embassy

By: Bea Cupin

‘Let the good aspects prevail over bad ones. Otherwise we may easily fall into the situation of countermeasures and retaliation,' China's envoy says. Yet his taunts seem to be sending a different message altogether.

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PH spotlights South China Sea, ‘fragmenting world' in ASEAN defense chiefs' meeting

By: Bea Cupin

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun skips the ADMM-Plus meeting, as bilateral ties between Manila and Beijing hit their tensest note yet

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Gibo snubs China at ADMM-Plus

By: Bea Cupin

Bilateral ties between the two countries take another tense turn as Beijing sends its Manila-based defense attache to a high-level ASEAN meeting chaired by China-sanctioned Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.

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Philippines' Teodoro holds briefing as ASEAN defense meeting in Cebu ends

By: Bea Cupin

The meeting is backdropped by what Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has called a 'fragmenting world'