Justice Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano said the department continues to work with the Office of the Solicitor General on a possible case against China before an international tribunal.

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Adrian Ayalin

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<p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">MANILA — The Department of Justice assured the public that the government is studying all legal options in response to what authorities suspect to be Beijing&#x27;s reclamation efforts on Escoda (Sabina) Shoal.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Beijing has dismissed the allegation as &quot;sheer rumor&quot; and told the Philippines &quot;to stop making irresponsible remarks, face up to the facts and return to the right track of properly handling maritime disputes through negotiation and consultation.&quot;</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/13/carpio-urges-gov-t-file-case-vs-china-over-marine-destruction-in-escoda-shoal-849" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ: Carpio urges gov&#x27;t: File case vs China over marine destruction in Escoda Shoal</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">Justice Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano said the department continues to work with the Office of the Solicitor General on a possible case against China before an international tribunal.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“The DOJ and OSG continue to coordinate and discuss the possible options and recommendations which will be submitted to the President as soon as it is done,” Clavano said.<br/><br/>Asked for comment on the call of Carpio, Solicitor General Menardo Guvarra said the OSG is not limiting its legal options to the filing of an environmental case.<br/><br/>“We think the situation is a lot more serious than that,” Guevarra said in a statement.<br/><br/>Guevarra however refused to provide details as to the other options.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio earlier called for legal action over the dumping of crushed corals, which he said could be a prelude to the construction of a Chinese outpost near the Recto (Reed) Bank. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">He said  the DOJ has been preparing an environmental case against China after the discovery of destroyed corals on Rozul Reef or Iroquois Reef last year.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/14/pcg-stands-by-its-china-reclamation-claims-in-escoda-shoal-1224" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RELATED: PCG stands by its China reclamation claims in Escoda Shoal</a></div>

<p>Justice Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano said the department continues to work with the Office of the Solicitor General on a possible case against China before an international tribunal.</p>

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DOJ studying legal options vs China over coral dumping at Escoda Shoal

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published May 14, 2024 01:56 PM PHT

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