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MANILA, Philippines --- Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Monday refuted President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that China is in possession of the West Philippine Sea. He said China occupies only the seven artificial islands in the KalayaCarpio fact-checks Duterte: China not occupying West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines --- Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Monday refuted President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that China is in possession of the West Philippine Sea. He said China occupies only the seven artificial islands in the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Islands), Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, and Sandy Cay. «China is not in possession of the West Philippine Sea. China is in possession of seven features in the Spratlys plus Scarborough Shoal,» he said in a statement hours after the President's fourth State of the Nation Address. The senior magistrate said that Sandy Cay was seized from the Philippines during the Duterte administration. In recent y...Keep on reading: Carpio fact-checks Duterte: China not occupying West Philippine Sea Read more