THE Philippines has heightened its rhetoric against China, with Malacañang calling on Chinese vessels supposedly seen near the Philippine-owned Kota (Loaita) Island to “go away.”

[caption id="attachment_538607" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo[/caption]

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