"I thought that was where we were going, but suddenly we are doing a joint investigation," she said in Filipino. That's why a joint investigation is difficult, we don't know if the truth will really come out," she also said. "The government must seriously consider the issue of sovereignty in the conduct of a joint investigation with China. President Duterte has said the Recto Bank allision is not an issue of sovereignty since the incident did not happen in Philippine territorial waters. According to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, countries have special rights over resources found in its exclusive economic zone.

Source: Philippine Star June 23, 2019 10:41 UTC