MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Philippine is formally challenging China’s claims to disputed South China Sea territories at an international tribunal, reports Dispatch News Desk (DND).
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario told reporters that his office has summoned China’s ambassador in the Philippines on Tuesday to inform her that Manila is seeking arbitration, a move that China has opposed.
China claims virtually all of the South China Sea and has confronted Philippine ships in a standoff over the Scarborough Shoal, which both countries claim. The Philippines withdrew ships from the shoal last June and has since protested China’s buildup
Philippine decided to go to International Court against China
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