South China SeaPhilippines demands China pay $1m over South China Sea clash in June
Head of armed forces says Manila-Tokyo troop access deal is close to being signed
A Chinese Coast Guard member wields an axe as he and other forces approach Philippine Navy service members on a resupply mission to the Second Thomas Shoal on June 17. © AP
RAMON ROYANDOYAN, Nikkei staff writer
MANILA -- The head of the Philippine military on Thursday said the country is demanding China pay 60 million pesos ($1 million) in reparations for property that was damaged when China Coast Guard personnel boarded a Philippine inflatable craft in June.