MALACAÑANG has hardened its stand on the Philippines’ claim over shoals and rocks at the West Philippine Sea, saying the country’s economic right over these territories is “non-negotiable.”
Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said Wednesday that while the government continues to take a diplomatic path in finding ways to settle the maritime dispute with China, the Philippines will not trade off its rights over the West Philippine Sea.
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