MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte might use the State of the Nation Address this month, his fourth, as an opportunity to "educate" Filipinos on the West Philippine Sea. "'Yung sabi nila na unconstitutional... maybe sa SONA, I will educate people na 'yung ginawa ko sabi ko 'You can fish'... Tama talaga ako," Duterte told reporters Monday night. (What they are saying that it is unconstitutional... maybe on my SONA I will educate people that wha I said 'You (China) can fish (in the EEZ)'... The president said: "Hindi unconstitutional 'yung ginawa ko (What I did was not unconstitutional). On the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea, Duterte said the incident was "serious."

Source: Philippine Star July 09, 2019 03:33 UTC