Duterte says Philippines can´t afford oil rigs, open to sharing resources with China in disputed sea
(WorldNews France)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he was open to sharing resources with Beijing in flashpoint South China Sea waters over which Manila has been given exclusive rights by an international tribunal. Beijing claims most of the sea, including waters close to the Philippine coast, despite the claim being declared as without basis last year by a United Nations-backed tribunal. However, Duterte said the Philippines could not exploit the natural resources on its own. “Even if I wanted to......