The arrest of Chinese poachers in the Half Moon Shoal was not undertaken to aggravate the sea dispute between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Malacañang assured on Friday.

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., in a Palace media briefing, reiterated the statement of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) explaining the reason for the arrest.

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