PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will visit Pag-asa Island within his term, Malacañang said on Friday, in bid to assert the country's sovereign rights over the Kalayaan area situated within the contested West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

In a Skype interview with Malacañang reporters, Palace Spokesman Harry Roque said there was no exact date yet for Duterte's visit but added that the President would visit the island before his term ends in 2022.

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