The government on Wednesday assured the public that the provisional fishing agreement that Manila wants to sign with Beijing will be in accordance with the Arbitral Tribunal ruling rejecting China’s claims to the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea.“The provisional agreement will be anchored on the arbitral tribunal’s ruling that Bajo de Masinloc is a common fishing ground,” Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said. Jose said there was no agreement yet because the Philippines intended to first discuss the matter with China.

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