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’s recent pronouncements in connection to the incident involving a Chinese boat ramming a Filipino trawler touch on the country’s rights over the West Philippine Sea, the part of the strategic South China Sea the Philippines has jurisdiction over.
“No country in the world has a sovereignty sa kaniyang economic zone. It is not a question of sovereignty. Ang recognized lang ‘yung 12 [miles],” heThe president also previously downplayed the incident as a commonplace “maritime accident” even if the fishermen nearly drowned after the Chinese vessel fled the scene.“What happened in the collision is a maritime incident. Do not believe the dumb politicians who want to send the Philippine Navy. You do not send gray ships there.
Recto or Reed Bank is located only 82 miles from terrestrial territory; hence, it is within the EEZ and China cannot assert rights over it., a former solicitor general who was part of the successful legal team against China, cited this in his statement on Twitter.
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