Manila: Foreign Secretary Alan Cayetano said oil and gas exploration in the Recto Bank (Reed in the West Philippine Sea), which the government suspended since 2014 due to the territorial dispute with China, will remain on hold for some time.
Foreign Secretary Alan Cayetano said the government has not found a framework to legally justify conducting a joint exploration with China within the Philippines exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea.
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