Philippines lead counsel Paul Reichler, complained to a United Nations’-backed arbitral tribunal that China has robbed the Philippines of its right to fish in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abegail Valte said that at the start of the hearings on the merits of the Philippines’ case against china, “Mr. Reichler mentioned that china has asserted exclusive rights over the areas covered by the 9-dash line and has deprived the Philippines of fishing […]