WATCH: How China Has Been Dumping Unfiltered Poop in the West Philippine Sea

Excuse those misunderstood stock photos.

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Photo/s: Jham Mariano

On the fifth anniversary of the West Philippine Sea arbitral award, China had a “birthday gift” to the Philippines. Simularity, a satellite imagery firm, revealed Chinese vessels have been dumping tons of raw human waste in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zones within the South China Sea.

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