THE PHILIPPINES has filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel intruded in Filipino waters and forcefully grabbed a Chinese rocket debris retrieved by the Philippine navy in the West Philippine Sea.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said the incident occurred only
last month off Pag-asa Island in Palawan, an archipelagic
province located in the Mimaropa. Palawan is the largest province in the
country in terms of total area of 14,649.73 km².
Beijing strongly denied there was force involved, claiming it was a friendly
consultation between the parties. The Chinese Embassy in Manila said it has no
information yet on Beijing's response to the latest diplomatic protest.
The DFA initially issued a note verbale seeking
clarification from China, upon instructions of President Ferdinand Marcos
Jr.
The Philippine Senate also passed a resolution condemning what it
described as China's continued bullying in the West Philippine Sea.
(Mindanao Examiner, CNN Philippines)
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