Duterte: PH ships in West Philippine Sea 'won’t move an inch backward'

THE Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea will not move an inch backward, President Rodrigo Duterte said following reported incursions by nearly 300 Chinese militia vessels in the disputed territory.

“Yung mga barko natin nandiyan ngayon sa Pag-asa at saan pa, we will not move an inch backward (Our vessels are now there in Pag-asa and in other areas, we will not move an inch backward),” Duterte said in his public address aired on May 14.