The Philippine government will take “legal action” against China following reports that Chinese fishermen are mass harvesting giant clams in the Scarborough Shoal. “We just caught them doing that recently, filed a diplomatic note, and will be taking legal action. With our legal department now,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said in a tweet on Tuesday. In a separate interview, Locsin said the Philippines raised the issue of the catching of giant clams in the West Philippine Sea through a note verbale earlier sent to Beijing.

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