It is the West Philippine sea
and here is the latest discussion about the area from SP:
they start with noting the problem of corruption in China, including in the military. Then they go on about China's bullying nearby countries.
and although Duterte is a friend of China, the Philppines has taken China back to the International court for "war crimes" of destroying the environment there.
China’s systematic plan to take over the disputed waters, they said, has deprived Filipino fishermen of their livelihood even within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, and could bring about a fisheries collapse and serious food shortage among other countries also claiming parts of the South China Sea. These, they said, constitute crimes against humanity that are within the jurisdiction of the ICC.
It remains to be seen whether the ICC will take up the novel test case, and China is by no means going to be rattled by it. Yet the Del Rosario-Morales case may already score on moral grounds, as it further emphasizes China’s image as an Asian bully and the Duterte administration’s spineless handling of Beijing’s repeated violations of Philippine sovereignty and interests.
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