QUEZON City, Philippines, September 9 (Eagle News) — In a media forum aired on state-run People’s Television, President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday said that the country will not raise the West Philippine Sea dispute during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting this November.
Aquino also added that the country has already filed an arbitration case before the United Nations Tribunal questioning China’s nine-dash line territorial reclamation.
The president said that the Philippines will emphasize on the economy including China’s domestic scene ans its impacts to the world economy.