THE Philippines will contest the naming of five underwater features of the Philippines Rise (Benham Rise) by China and has taken initial steps towards this, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella said on Wednesday.
Abella said the government has raised its objection to the research by the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on February 13 during second bilateral consultations with China, which also discussed the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to maintain and promote peace and stability in the region.
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