PHL demands prompt withdrawal of China vessels from West Philippine Sea

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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has called on China to “promptly withdraw” its fishing vessels and maritime assets from the vicinity of adjacent waters of relevant features in the Kalayaan Group of Islands in the West Philippine Sea. In a strongly-worded statement, the DFA also called on China to “direct its fishing vessels to desist from environmentally destructive activities.” The DFA issued the statement two days after it formally lodged a diplomatic […]