The BRP Sierra Madre, which was deliberately grounded on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in 1999 to serve as an outpost
for the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, is deteriorating fast, the Defense Department said Thursday.
Meanwhile, retired Supreme Court associate justice and former solicitor general Francis Jardeleza said the government should no longer engage local or foreign lawyers to handle the filing of a caseagainst China for the destruction of coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea. He praised the initiative taken by Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra to study the legal options that the Philippines should take against China over the destruction of coral reefs.
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