President Duterte said he would not withdraw public vessels from the disputed area in the South China Sea, even if China "killed" him.

During the May 14 meeting, Defin Definition Minister Lorenzana told President Rodrigo Duterte that the Philippines was implementing two public vessels in the East Sea.

"I want to inform China that on May 2, our two ships there. I won't withdraw the ship. The Philippine ships will not take a cm", President Duterte said.

The Chinese Embassy in Manila has not commented on Duterte's information.

China and the Philippines have lost their claims and illegally occupy some entities of the Spratly Islands of Vietnam.

Permanent Arbitration Court (PCA) 2016 Uncle declared the "historical sovereignty" that China used to claim "9-piece road".

President Duterte consolidates friendly relations between the Philippines and China after in charge of 2016, even ignoring the ruling of PCA in exchange for economic and investment aid from Beijing.

Stress in the East Sea escalated in early March when more than 200 Chinese vessels from March 7, anchoring at the first three-year beach in the Spratly Islands in the Spratly Islands of Vietnam, where the Philippines also announced

The Philippines argues that fishing vessels are controlled by "Chinese militia".

The patrol force of the Filipino South China Sea team said as of May 9, a total of 287 Chinese vessels are present near the Spratly Islands, in which larger ship clusters appear in artificial islands

East Sea area.

"Vietnam's authorities always closely monitored the developments in the South China Sea and protected, enforcing sovereignty, sovereignty rights and national jurisdiction on the waters of Vietnam, in accordance with regulations

Ms. Hang affirmed that Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence and legal basis to affirm sovereignty over the Spratly Islands in accordance with international law.