MANILA can file another case against Beijing before a United Nations tribunal for threatening war against the Philippines over the dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on Saturday.

In a statement, Carpio said the Philippine government can run to the UN tribunal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) to protect Philippine territory.

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