President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday he will uphold an international ruling against Beijing over the disputed South China Sea, insisting he will not let China trample on the Philippines' maritime rights. China claims almost all of the resource-rich waterway, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, with competing claims from the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Maralit, K. (2022, May 27). PH to uphold tribunal's maritime ruling - Marcos. The Manila Times, pp. A1-A2.