MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ position on the South China Sea dispute stands: “What is ours is ours.” Such was the pronouncement of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. after China welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s “standing order” to ban the Philippine Navy from joining maritime drills of other navies in the South China Sea. Locsin, … Continue reading Locsin to China: ‘What’s ours is ours’ as PH ‘sits out’ South China Sea naval drills