Philippines Wins Arbitration Case
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in Busted, Hoax Alert, LiesBusted: SMS about AFP on Red Alert after PCA ruling angered China is a HOAX!
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in NewsWe stood our ground – Aquino on The Hague verdict
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in NewsDiokno: Duterte considering bilateral talks with China
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in LiesBusted: Duterte won case over West Philippine Sea? It was Aquino who brought China to court!
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in NewsPhilippines wins arbitration case against China over West Philippine Sea
The United Nation’s Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands on July 12 ruled 5-0 in favor of the Philippines in an arbitration case against China’s maritime claim, encroaching into the West Philippine Sea. The Arbitral Tribunal upheld the Philippines’ position that China’s 9-dash line maritime claim, which they insisted to be based […] More