The Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to international scrutiny after it accused Beijing of destroying the shoal's marine environment."We are alarmed and worried about the situation that's happening there," National Security Council spokesperson Jonathan Malaya told a press conference.
The Philippines secured a landmark victory in 2016 a case against China that concluded Beijing's claim to sovereignty over most of the South China Sea had no basis under international law.China, which has refused to recognize the 2016 ruling and has chafed at repeated mention of the case by Western powers, has repeatedly denied the claims of destruction of coral reefs.
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