Manila: President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered tonnes of garbage dumped in the Philippines years ago to be shipped back to Canada, his spokesman said, but Ottawa announced arrangements to take back the offending cargo which led to a diplomatic row.
If Ottawa would not formally accept the shipment of trash it would be dumped inside Canada’s territorial waters, Duterte’s spokesman also warned.
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