After both the Philippine defense and foreign departments said Julian Felipe Reef is within the country's exclusive economic zone and filed diplomatic protests on this basis, Malacañang now sings a different tune.
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, on Tuesday, May 11, insisted in a press conference that Julian Felipe Reef is outside the EEZ but is still being claimed by the Philippines through a Marcos-era presidential decree.
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