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MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday directed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to guard the islands of Batanes province to ensure that the islands would «remain ours.» In a briefing with Batanes provincial officials, DuteDuterte orders Coast Guard patrol of Batanes Islands
MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday directed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to guard the islands of Batanes province to ensure that the islands would «remain ours.» In a briefing with Batanes provincial officials, Duterte said the Coast Guard need not to patrol the islands every day. «I've been flying here in the area of the epicenter,» he said. «There are two islands --- big ones. I told the mayor [Raul de Sagon]: It is ours? I don't see any --- put something, sort of a symbolic... Stealing land has become common. The Chinese started it,» the President, speaking partly in Filipino, said. "You might want to ask the Coast Guard to just go on standby....Keep on reading: Duterte orders Coast Guard patrol of Batanes Islands Read more











