Title:

 Govt rejects bid to lift China oil exploration ban

Author:

Alena Mae S. Flores

Source:

Manila Standard

Date:

 July 21, 2016

Description:

The Energy Department rejected the request of Philex Petroleum Corp. to lift the moratorium on service contract 72 and SC 75 following the recent favorable ruling of the international tribunal in The Netherlands over the Philippines’ territorial dispute with China.