PH protests China's fishing ban; says Beijing can't 'legally enforce' it in West PH Sea | Global News

DFA CITED THE 2016 RULING OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION PH protests China's fishing ban; says Beijing can't 'legally enforce' it in West PH Sea INQUIRER.net / 10:00 PM May 18, 2021 The Philippine flag flies on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea. LYN RILLON MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has protested China's "unilateral imposition" of a fishing ban in the South China Sea, covering areas in which Manila has sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction. "The Philippines does not recognize China's unilateral imposition of a fishing moratorium in the South China Sea for the period 01 May…