Former Supreme Court justice Francis Jardeleza on Friday urged the Marcos administration to file a second case against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in connection with the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue, this time to claim for damages.
Former Supreme Court justice Francis Jardeleza on Friday urged the Marcos administration to file a second case against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in connection with the West Philippine Sea issue, this time to claim for damages.
Hindi man natin mabawi physically ang Mischief Reef, at least, magbayad ang Tsina ng malaking kapansanan na ginawa niya sa environment," he said.Jardeleza said the estimated amount of damages that the Philippines should claim from China is about P216 billion.But the former SC justice believes that the amount had already ballooned as there are claims for the damages incurred before the 2016 arbitral ruling and there are more after.
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