Hanoi (VNA) – Manila will not dismiss the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands, on the Philippines’ lawsuit against China, affirmed spokesman Martin Anadar of the Philippine President Palace on October 23.
The announcement was made in reply to a statement by Senator Risa Hontiveros that the administration has shelved the tribunal’s decision.
President Duterte’s attempt to make a deal with China disregard to The Hague ruling was wrong, warned she.
She also branded Duterte’s asking for China’s approval to allow Filipino fishermen to catch in the Scarborough Shoal as “absurd”.
The same day, President Duterte expressed his hope that local fishermen will be able to return to the Scarborough Shoal in the East Sea in the next few days.
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