President Rodrigo Duterte merely repeats his old arguments against provoking China in a public address on Monday, April 19. He also slammed retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio for speaking out on the issue, and says he will be more assertive against China if they start drilling for oil or other mineral resources in the West Philippine Sea.
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