President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to conduct regular patrols in Benham Rise to protect the country’s sovereign rights over the area, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday.

“The Duterte administration is firm in protecting the country’s national interest and in upholding our sovereign rights,” DFA spokesman Charles Jose, also the assistant secretary for Office of Public Diplomacy, said.

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