MALACAñANG on Friday said reported reclamation activities by China in contested islets and shoals in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) are a “serious concern” so that Manila will press on with its diplomatic protest filed with the International Tribunal on the Laws of the Sea (Itlos).

In a new briefing, Palace deputy spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Philippine government will stick with its chosen legal recourse to patch up things with Beijing.

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