The Philippines and China are now working on a joint oil exploration deal in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), President Rodrigo Duterte has said.

Speaking to reporters after he delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday, the President disclosed that the proposed joint venture of the Philippines and China involved gas and oil.

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