President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippine government would send a note verbale to China following the incident near Pag-asa Island where a China Coast Guard ship seized rocket debris from the Philippine Navy. | DYGalvezINQ
The President said he has “complete trust” in the Philippine Navy and believes what they say, adding that the Chinese must be asked why their account is “so different and much more benign.”
“We’ll have to find a way to resolve this. This is one of the things, this kind of incidents are some of the things that I’m glad that I’m going to Beijing in early January because these are the things that we need to work out because with the way that the region, our region, Asia-Pacific is heating up, baka may magkamali lang, may mistake, may misunderstanding then lalaki ‘yung sunog,” he said.
“We don’t want that to happen. So we want to have a mechanism na we have to find a way na hindi na mangyari ‘yun, na wala tayong mga incident na ganyan,” he said. The face-off between the Philippine Navy and a vessel of the Chinese coast guard happened on Sunday morning, several hours before US Vice President Kamala Harris’ arrival in Manila for a three-day visit.According to the military, the Philippine Navy was towing suspected rocket debris to Philippine-held Pag-asa Island, some 480 kilometers northwest of Palawan province, when a China Coast Guard ship appeared and blocked the boat, then “forcefully retrieved” the debris.
National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos has recommended to the President the sending of a note verbale in light of the incident.
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