MANILA, Philippines: The Philippines cannot close its eyes to what is happening in the West Philippine Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, as he emphasized the importance of the country's trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States (US) in maintaining peace and stability in the region.
MANILA, Philippines: The Philippines cannot close its eyes to what is happening in the West Philippine Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, as he emphasized the importance of the country's trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States in maintaining peace and stability in the region.
'The Philippines has been furious in the past year over what it calls repeated aggressive acts by China's coastguard and allied fishing vessels around disputed features located inside its exclusive economic zone.The latest flare-up occurred last month, when China used water cannons to disrupt another Philippine resupply mission to the Ayungin Shoal for soldiers on the BRP Sierra Madre, the decrepit Navy vessel that has been aground as the country's outpost in the area.
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