The Philippines has protested China’s “illegal” maritime activities anew in the Ayungin Shoal, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed late Friday, June 10. The DFA reiterated that the Ayungin Shoal is within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and that China cannot conduct any activity there. “The 2016 Arbitral Award affirmed that Ayungin Shoal is within Philippines EEZ and continental shelf,” it said Friday. “China has no right to fish, monitor, or interfere with the Philippines’ legitimate activities therein,” it added.

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