Hontiveros wants recall of PH diplomats in China after Recto Bank ‘collision’

  MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte should order the recall of the country's ambassador and consuls in China after the reported"collision" between a Chinese fishing vessel and a Filipino fishing boat in Recto Bank (Reed Bank) in the West Philippine Sea, which the Philippine military sees as intentional.   Opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros raised this argument on Thursday, saying that if the President could order the recall of the country's envoy and consuls in Canada over a dispute on garbage, he can do the same "to defend and secure the lives of our fisherfolk and the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity."   READ:Military: Chinese v...

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