MALACANANG on Thursday insisted that the Philippines was not conceding to China the country's traditional fishing rights at the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal amid the controversial fish-taking incident in the area.

In a press conference, Palace spokesman Harry Roque even described as "fish thievery" the actions of Chinese Coast Guard officers getting the catch of fishermen who passed by the shoal, located only 124 nautical miles off Zambales.

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