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President Marcos denounced the reported directive by the Chinese government permitting its coast guard to apprehend foreigners deemed intruding in the West Philippine Sea .
The Chinese government reportedly issued this regulation following the recent civilian resupply mission of the ‘Atin Ito’ coalition to Filipino fishermen in the WPS. Akbayan president and ‘Atin Ito’ co-convenor Rafaela David also strongly condemned China’s threat to detain alleged trespassers, who venture into the WPS.
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