President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is the owner of the West Philippine Sea and that he merely granted the Chinese 'rights' to fish within the country's exclusive economic zone. WestPHSea Read:
The President insists he did not lose parts of the resource-rich West Philippine Sea, citing it was during the term of former president Benigno Aquino that the country lost its claim in the area.
The Chief Executive again slammed former Foreign Albert Del Rosario, saying it was during his term as foreign affairs secretary that the Philippines lost its possession of the Scarborough Shoal. Beijing seized Scarborough, a traditional fishing ground within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, after a two-month standoff with the Philippine Navy in 2012.
“We filed a case for arbitration actually, and we won. But the problem is the property is in their possession. It is with China who claims it also to be his property, their property,” Duterte said.“Then they are baiting me to drive them away to protect our marine resources and everything, the fish there. So they want me to drive out the Chinese,” he said.“Pag magsabi ‘yan siya, “trouble” what does that mean to you? Mag-giyera ka? Pulbos tayo,” he said.
Despite his softstance against China, Duterte maintained the Philippines did not lose its claims in the West Philippine Sea.
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