CHINESE warships have left the Sibutu Strait, the military’s Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) said.

Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, WestMinCom chief, said in an interview over dzBB radio on Sunday that the military has not monitored warships since August 5 or even before Malacañang relayed President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for vessels passing through Sibutu Strait and other Philippine waters to secure government permission first.

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