On PH Independence Day, Filipino youth group demands China payment for West PH Sea reef damage Kalayaan2020
MANILA - A youth group marked the Philippines' Independence Day on Friday with a petition demanding that China pay P200 billion for damaging reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea.
"Ang mga Pilipino naman ngayon ang naniningil sa China," said Hontiveros, who has led several Senate hearings on alleged illegal activities involving Chinese-run online gambling firms in the Philippines. The amount being asked from China is based on a University of the Philippines' Marine Science Institute study that showed that Beijing's reclamation in the Scarborough Shoal and Spratly Islands has amounted to P33.1 billion in annual losses.
The petition was launched a few days after the Philippines and China marked 45 years of diplomatic ties, where Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. reaffirmed relations between the two sides. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario earlier said the Philippine government can "seize" China's assets as payment for the damaged reefs in Philippine waters.
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