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Title:
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Duterte open to lifting moratorium on joint exploration in West PH Sea
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Author:
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Llanesca Panti
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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November 22, 2017
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Description:
- PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is open to lifting the moratorium on oil exploration at the West Philippine Sea. Duterte raised the possibility a week after he met with People’s Republic of China Premier Li Keqiang who, in a joint statement, said that the two countries “may explore means to cooperate with each other in other possible maritime activities, including maritime oil and gas exploration and exploitation.”