WEST Philippine Sea is "ours," President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday, July 2, amid prevailing maritime tension with China.The...
WEST Philippine Sea is "ours," President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday, July 2, amid prevailing maritime tension with China.
"I acknowledge your unwavering commitment to your sworn duty to protect our territorial lines of defense through aerial reconnaissance and maritime patrol missions in the West Philippine Sea and of course, which is really ours," Duterte said during the PAF's 72nd anniversary. Apart from China, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam also have overlapping claims to the contested waters.
The recent incident was in Recto Bank where 22 Filipino fishermen were allegedly abandoned by the crew of a Chinese trawler that rammed and sank their fishing vessel.
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