A month before he steps down from office, President Benigno Aquino 3rd looked back at the 2012 standoff in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal to explain his decisions on the incident that worsened the conflict between Manila and Beijing.

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has promised to investigate how the country lost control of the shoal that is also known as Bajo de Masinloc because it is located 120 nautical miles off Zambales province.

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