PHILIPPINES TO ASSERT ‘WITH FIRMNESS’ ITS CLAIM TO SPRATLYS

Malacañang on Thursday said it would assert “with firmness” its claim to the Kalayaan Group of Islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) as Manila and Beijing continue to trade jabs over the disputed region.

“The Philippines believes that its territorial rights must be asserted with firmness, its position reiterated at every appropriate opportunity, and in a manner befitting a free, sovereign nation…,” said Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda



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