Title:

 Duterte determined to stop joint patrols in South China Sea

Author:

Cynthia D. Balana, Gil C. Cabacungan

Source:

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Date:

 October 13, 2016

Description:

Malacañang said on Wednesday that President Duterte was determined to stop joint patrols with the United States in the South China Sea despite Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio’s reminder that the Constitution mandated the state to protect the country’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ).