MANILA, Philippines — China now owes the Philippines over P800 billion in terms of stolen marine life and destroyed natural resources in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senator Risa Hontiveros said Thursday.
“Time to pay up. Dati nang umayaw ang Chinese Embassy nang naningil tayo ng mahigit sa P200 billion dahil sa paninira ng Tsina sa WPS mula 2013. Pero ngayon, umabot na sa higit walong daang bilyon ang halaga ng paninira nila sa ating likas-yaman, kaya patuloy ang ating pangangalampag,” Hontiveros said in a statement.
(Time to pay up. The Chinese Embassy previously declined to pay over P200 billion in debt caused by China’s aggression in the WPS since 2013. But no…
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