MANILA -- Singapore is not taking sides on the overlapping claims of different countries in the resource-rich islands in the West Philippine Sea, debunking a previous announcement from Filipino officials who met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong over the weekend.
In a statement, the Singapore Foreign Ministry said, Lee only reiterated to President Benigno Aquino III his country’s position advising claimant nations to “exercise restraint and for disputes to be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law.”
“We have seen the reports in question. You all know how free the Filipino media is; they can even be very free with the facts,” referring to articles in the Philippine Star and the Manila Bulletin. Full story
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