Tolentino rejects claim Batanes belongs to China
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-07-13 02:07 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, Philippines, China, Labour & Workers, World News, Asia Pacific
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LABOR Secretary Francis Tolentino has strongly rejected the claim of Chinese academics that Batanes belongs to China through Taiwan, calling the assertions a form of “lawfare” and historical revisionism aimed at undermining Philippine sovereignty.
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