PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is open to lifting the moratorium on oil exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

Duterte raised the possibility a week after meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang wherein both parties, in a joint statement, said they “may explore means to cooperate with each other in other possible maritime activities including maritime oil and gas exploration and exploitation.”

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