MANILA, Philippines - There is no need for the Philippine government to ask Chinese consent in declaring Pag-asa Island and Eastern Kalayaan in the West Philippine Sea as marine protected areas, Malacaang said Monday. "No. What do you mean consent? As far as we are concerned, that's ours. You don't have to ask any consent from anyone," Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing. Panelo's statement came following National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.'s statement that the government was looking into the possibility of declaring Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island) and Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine as marine prote...
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