President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday tried to allay China's fears after he ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to “occupy” the nine Philippine-controlled isles in the disputed South China Sea. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world…
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday tried to allay China’s fears after he ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to “occupy” the nine Philippine-controlled isles in the disputed South China Sea. In a press conference in Davao City before leaving for the Middle East, Duterte said that he did not even intend to put weapons in the Philippine-controlled isles when the infrastructure is beefed up. Duterte, nonetheless, adverted to island grabbing and weapons installations in the disputed formations. “So, for the information of China, we are not going to place there any offensive weapons, not even one gun. We are just there to claim the island for us because that is really ours,» Duterte said.»And I have ordered the Armed Forces to build structures there to signify to all na atin ito ang lagyan ng flag and structures. We do not mean harm to China.
