The Philippines' top diplomat on Wednesday said the country would push through with plans to upgrade infrastructure in its claimed parts of the contested Spratly islands in the West Philippine Sea even as it continues to seek a peaceful solution to the dispute. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario also reiterated the Philippines' standing protest against China's "bothersome" actions, citing the nine-dash line in China's territorial map that encompasses the entire Spratly chain of islands and the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. The DFA said China's claims were "excessive" as it includes almost all territories in the South China Sea, including t...
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