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Philippines

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The IPSEs are presented in chronological order based on when the IPSEs have been pronounced.

Rommel Ong
Rommel Ong

“We must reestablish sea control around the shoal [Second Thomas Shoal] because if we don't control it, our resupply is vulnerable to their coercive tactics.”

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Maritime security expert and retired vice commander of the Philippine Navy
08 Aug 2023 2 6
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Ned Price
Ned Price

“The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard's reported use of laser devices against the crew of a Philippine Coast Guard ship. The United States reiterates, pursuant to the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, the 2016 arbitral decision is final and legally binding on the PRC and the Philippines, and we call upon the PRC to abide by the ruling.”

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Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
13 Feb 2023 5 5
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“We abhor the recent event in the Ayungin Shoal and view with grave concern other similar developments. This does not speak well of the relations between our nations and our partnership. We must fully utilise these [the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Hague arbitration] legal tools to ensure that the South China Sea remains a sea of peace, stability, and prosperity.”

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President of the Philippines
22 Nov 2021 7 5
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Renato Reyes
Renato Reyes

“The Marcos-Duterte [Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte] tandem is the biggest threat to the democratic aspirations of the people. It has the most self-serving aims: a Marcos restoration and the protection of outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte. The Duterte-Marcos alliance serves only the narrow interests of their dynastic families.”

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Secretary General of Bayan an alliance of left-wing Philippine organizations
13 Nov 2021 6 3
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Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa

“This is a recognition of how hard it is to be a journalist today. How hard it is to keep doing what we do … It's a recognition of the difficulties, but also hopefully of how we're going to win the battle for truth. The battle for facts. We hold the line.”

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Co-founder and CEO of Rappler
08 Oct 2021 4 2
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“The overwhelming … sentiment of the Filipinos is that I am not qualified and it would be a violation of the constitution to circumvent the law, the spirit of the constitution. Today I announce my retirement from politics.”

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President of the Philippines
02 Oct 2021 2 1
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Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao

“I'm a fighter and will always be a fighter, inside and outside of the ring. All my life, I haven't backed down from any fight. Nothing is impossible if it's ordained by God.”

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Senator of the Philippines member of the ruling party PDP–Laban
19 Sep 2021 0 3
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Delfin Lorenzana
Delfin Lorenzana

“Our stand on that is we do not honour those laws [Maritime Traffic Safety Law] by the Chinese within the West Philippine Sea because we consider that we have the sovereign right within this waters. So we will not recognise this law of the Chinese.”

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Philippines Secretary of National Defense
10 Sep 2021 3 3
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Gilberto Lauengco
Gilberto Lauengco

“We work with the same constraints [when it comes to the China factor in Taiwan-Philippines relations] as everybody else in the region. But the (Philippine-Taiwan) relationship is there... friendship, economics, health, those are things that will last even to the next generation. Taiwan is one of the best places you can think of being posted [as a diplomat].”

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Philippines' representative to Taiwan
08 Aug 2021 2 2
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Tian Guangqiang
Tian Guangqiang

“Duterte and the Philippine government have been cautious of leaning too close to the US, but the Philippine military would rather enhance cooperation and have always been tough on China.”

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Assistant research fellow with the National Institute of International Strategy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
30 Jul 2021 5 2
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“My orders to you: If you see them [communists] walking around, kindly shoot them dead, and I will be happy. Anyway, you're only charged in the ICC [International Criminal Court] together with me, so what is the problem of adding another one, another idiot Filipino who has caused great damage to our country?”

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President of the Philippines
26 Jul 2021 3 2
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Collin Koh
Collin Koh

“With the progress China made in fortifying its artificial islands in the South China Sea, it will be impossible to even envisage that it would willingly relinquish those possessions within the Philippines' EEZ [exclusive economic zone]. There's no way to reverse the fait accompli short of evicting the Chinese from those artificial outposts by use of force, which would mean war.”

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Research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
12 Jul 2021 4 5
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Chester Cabalza
Chester Cabalza

“Manila certainly missed a chance to echo a consistent unified narrative on its claims … which Beijing saw as an opportunity to flex its muscles and build the largest coast guard and maritime militia for its strategic advantage. Instead, Filipinos heard defeatist rhetoric from the commander-in-chief as he kept mum on continuous Chinese incursions into the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ).”

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President and founder of Manila-based think-tank International Development and Security Cooperation
12 Jul 2021 3 4
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“For the record, we do not want war with China. China is a good friend. We owed it a big debt of gratitude, among others for the vaccines [it has donated to us]. So China, let it be known, is a good friend and we do not want trouble with them especially a war. But there are things which are not really subject to a compromise… I hope they will understand, but I have the interest of my country also to protect. It might not really be an armed might, but it is really a claim of sovereignty which I cannot [impose yet]. That is ours. China must understand that if need be, we will — I don't know what will happen next. We've done the legal [part].”

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President of the Philippines
28 Apr 2021 3 4
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Teodoro Locsin
Teodoro Locsin

“Well, it doesn't [referring to claims made by a spokesperson of China's Mission in Brussels that stated that Julian Felipe Reef (or Whitsun Reef) 'belongs to China']. It belongs to the Philippines whatever native journalists are paid to say to the contrary. The Philippines will never give it up.”

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Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary
26 Apr 2021 3 4
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Albert del Rosario
Albert del Rosario

“In our opinion, Secretary Clinton is absolutely correct in expressing her fear that the Philippines could become a subject of China. To the last Filipino, under the leadership of [Foreign Affairs] Secretary [Teodoro] Locsin and [Defense] Secretary [Delfin] Lorenzana, we must finally stand up to Beijing's duplicity and being a bully.”

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Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
15 Apr 2021 5 1
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Liz Derr
Liz Derr

“Unfortunately, the Philippines is weak. We've seen and documented what other claimants have been doing to shore up their claims. We've seen how much weaker the Philippines is in protecting [its] territory, compared to the other claimants. If this weakness continues, we will surely see more features being occupied by other countries.”

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Co-founder and CEO of Simularity (US-based geospatial company monitoring incursions in the South China Sea)
15 Apr 2021 (approx) 1 3
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Antonio Carpio
Antonio Carpio

“He [Rodrigo Duterte] must stand up himself. Because if his subordinates do the talking, China will not listen. And if the president is silent, then China will continue … the Chinese will take us seriously if the president will speak. The maritime militia vessels are manned by maritime militia under the payroll of the Chinese government. In fact, the maritime militia are placed under the command of the [Chinese] navy.”

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International law expert and retired Philippines Supreme Court Justice
15 Apr 2021 3 3
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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton

“[Philippines would become] basically a subject of China through financial investments, through the buying of influence, through the undermining of institutions. I think that there's a real danger that, left unchecked, the Philippines - no matter who the leader is - would find itself increasingly unable to act without Chinese approval. I don't think that's the kind of future that the Philippines would like.”

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Former United States Secretary of State
13 Apr 2021 1 2
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Arsenio Andolong
Arsenio Andolong

“As the situation (in the South China Sea) evolves, we keep all our options open in managing the situation, including leveraging our partnerships with other nations such as the United States.”

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Philippine defence department spokesman
08 Apr 2021 3 5
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Delfin Lorenzana
Delfin Lorenzana

“The Chinese Ambassador has a lot of explaining to do. As of our latest maritime and aerial surveillance, there are still forty-four (44) Chinese vessels that are in Julian Felipe Reef. I am no fool. The weather has been good so far, so they have no other reason to stay there. These vessels should be on their way out. Umalis na kayo diyan [Get out of there in Tagalog]. We have already lodged our diplomatic protest stating unequivocally our stand on the issue. We, again, reiterate our demand for the Chinese to leave our sovereign territories and abide by international law.”

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Philippines Secretary of National Defense
03 Apr 2021 3 2
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National Task Force - West Philippine Sea
National Task Force - West Philippine Sea

“The NTF-WPS [National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea] reiterates its assertion of Philippine sovereignty, and sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the KIG [Kalayaan Island Group] and West Philippine Sea (WPS), and expresses deep concern over the continuing unlawful presence (swarming) of the Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM), which did not pull out and have remained in Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef and are now in other areas of the Kalayaan Island Group in the Municipality of Kalayaan, Palawan... The Philippines calls on China to immediately withdraw these vessels flying its flag. NTF-WPS stands by its observation that these so-called 'fishing' vessels are maritime militia. Their build-up and massing formation from Julian Felipe Reef to other areas of the Kalayaan Island Group is hazardous to navigation and safety of life at sea. They may be doing illicit activities at night and their lingering (swarming) presence may cause irreparable damage to the marine environment due to marine pollution and destruction of coral reefs. Their swarming also poses a threat to the peaceful exercise of sovereign rights of the Philippines in its EEZ [exclusive economic zone].”

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Official statement of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea
31 Mar 2021 5 4
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Delfin Lorenzana
Delfin Lorenzana

“We call on the Chinese to stop this incursion and immediately recall these boats violating our maritime rights and encroaching into our sovereign territory [Whitsun Reef in the Philippines known as Julian Felipe reef].”

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Philippines Secretary of National Defense
21 Mar 2021 4 5
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Aaron Rabena
Aaron Rabena

“If it [the Chinese vaccine] turns out to be good, effective, safe, affordable, then I guess that might change to a certain extent the perceptions here. China wants to make up for their distorted image.”

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Research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation in Metro Manila
04 Jan 2021 3 5
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“If they can't deliver at least 20 million doses at a minimum, they better get out. No vaccine, no stay here. Do not believe s*** about America delivering immediately. If America wants to help, you deliver. Stop talking, what we need is the vaccine. Not your verbose speeches.”

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President of the Philippines
26 Dec 2020 3 2
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“The award is now part of international law, beyond compromise and beyond the reach of passing governments to dilute, diminish, or abandon. We firmly reject attempts to undermine it.”

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President of the Philippines
22 Sep 2020 2 4
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“China is claiming it, we are claiming it. China has the arms. We do not have it so it’s simple as that. They are in possession of the property… So what can we do? We have to go to war, and I cannot afford it. Maybe some other President can, but I cannot.”

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President of the Philippines
27 Jul 2020 2 3
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Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo

“As the South China Sea is part of the Pacific, any armed attack of Philippine forces, aircraft or public vessels in the South China Sea will trigger mutual defense obligations under Article 4 of our Mutual Defense Treaty.”

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US Secretary of State
01 Mar 2019 2 1
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“I killed about three of them... I don't know how many bullets from my gun went inside their bodies. It happened and I cannot lie about it. In Davao I used to do it [kill] personally. Just to show to the guys [police] that if I can do it why can't you. And I'd go around in Davao with a motorcycle, with a big bike around, and I would just patrol the streets, looking for trouble. I was really looking for a confrontation so I could kill.”

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President of the Philippines
16 Dec 2016 1 1
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“We might be asking for your help, asking the Chinese people to help Chinese people here. They are Filipinos but they are also Chinese. My grandfather is Chinese. It's only China (that) can help us.”

Upi

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President of the Philippines
17 Oct 2016 1 1
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