No concessions to Beijing, says Solicitor General

The Philippines will not surrender anything to China even as Manila continues to find ways for the implementation of the ruling of an international arbitral tribunal that invalidated Beijing’s claims to almost the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Solicitor General Jose Calida said on Friday.

The UN-backed tribunal ruled on Tuesday that China has no historical rights to the disputed areas it claims based on its nine-dash line. Beijing said it will not honor the tribunal’s decision.