The Philippines has filed 78 diplomatic protests against China since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016, according to data provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Monday.
"There have been 78 diplomatic protests to China under PRRD," DFA Office of Strategic Communication and Research Executive Director Ivy Banzon-Abalos told reporters.
The DFA has said that the "continued swarming and threatening presence of the Chinese vessels creates an atmosphere of instability and is a blatant disregard of the commitments by China to promote peace and stability in the region." Last week, Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte has not spoken about the presence of Chinese boats in the West Philippine Sea because his aides have already done so.
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