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Catherine Wong

The Philippine embassy in Beijing has advised Filipinos in China to remain cautious on the eve of an international court ruling on the South China Sea territorial dispute.
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Security, including the deployment of extra police and plain-clothed officers, has been increased outside the embassy.
A member of staff at the embassy on Tuesday said it had sent out reminders last week through the messaging mobile app WeChat to remind all Filipinos on the mainland to stay vigilant and be careful about their personal safety.
Reminders include monitoring news reports or announcements from the embassy and not to discuss or debate political issues in groups or on social media.
How will Philippines and China move on after South China Sea ruling?
Filipinos in China were also reminded to take with them their passport or resident permits at all times. A hotline has also been provided for Filipinos to call.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague is set to hand down a ruling on the South China Sea dispute later on Tuesday.
Multimedia special: 70 years of construction, conflict and combat on the South China Sea
The Philippines brought a case before the court in 2013 opposing China’s territorial claims.
China has refused to participate in the case.
Nationalist protests in China are not without precedent.
A series of anti-Japanese demonstrations broke out in 2012 across major cities in China amid the escalation of maritime disputes with Japan over the Senkaku Islands, or the Diaoyus in Chinese.


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South China Sea

Philippine embassy in Beijing warns Filipinos to be cautious  ahead of court ruling over South China Sea territorial dispute

Police and plain-clothed officers stand in front of the Philippine Embassy in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Simon Song in front of the embassy. Police and armed police have enhanced the security surveillance around the Philippine Embassy in China in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon, Jul. 12, 2016, before the ruling on the South China Sea comes out. 12JUL16 Photo by Simon Song

A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea March 29, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo FROM THE FILES PACKAGE - SEARCH "SOUTH CHINA SEA FILES" FOR ALL IMAGES

Armed police motor vehicle patrol in front of the embassy. Police and armed police have enhanced the security surveillance around the Philippine Embassy in China in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon, Jul. 12, 2016, before the ruling on the South China Sea comes out. 12JUL16 Photo by Simon Song

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