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The Philippines received support from the United States (US) amid the swarming of Chinese vessels in the Philippine territory.
The Department of National Defense earlier expressed concern on the surge of Chinese vessels at the Iroquois Reef and Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
“The United States supports the Philippines’ continued calls upon the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to respect the international law of the sea in the South China Sea, as reflected in the UN (United Nations) Convention on the Law of the Sea, and its legal obligations pursuant to the 2016 arbitral ruling,” US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement on Tuesday (Philippine time).
