INQUIRER.net: This time it’s PH vs Taiwan

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This time it's PH vs Taiwan Dec 29th 2012, 20:11 MANILA, Philippines—Another conflict is brewing in the West Philippine Sea, this time between the Philippines and Taiwan over oil and gas exploration around Ligao Island, the largest islet in the Spratlys group.   The Philippine government on Saturday asserted its sovereign right to "explore and exploit" resources in the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) as Taiwan announced plans to begin looking for oil and gas in  disputed areas of the Spratlys islands chain.   Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson, said Saturday that only the Philippines could explore in... Keep on reading: This time it's PH vs Taiwan Media files: west-philippine-sea.jpg (image/jpeg)

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