MANILA— The Philippines on Monday demanded that China cease its “unlawful activities” in the South China Sea, a government official said.
Jonathan Malaya, assistant director general of the National Security Council, also said the Philippines rejected any attempt to undermine a 2016 arbitration ruling that dismissed China’s claims to vast swathes of the South China Sea.
—Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Martin Petty
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