Apart from China’s swarming tactic at Sandy Cay, the Philippines also protested the passage since February of Chinese warships through Sibutu Strait in Tawi-Tawi without permission from local authorities.| jiandradeINQ
“I have recommended diplomatic action with regard to that,” Esperon said, adding that there was no cause for alarm as only three Chinese ships were in the area as of Tuesday because of a weather disturbance.
“We are strengthening our positions which are in our possession. Many have claimed that they have already been given away. That’s not the case. We are improving our positions there,” he said. Esperon said lighthouses had been built on several Philippine holdings in the West Philippine Sea and five more would be put up in the Kalayaan Group of Islands.Esperon was the second security official to criticize China’s actions in the South China Sea since Monday, when the Chinese ambassador to Manila, Zhao Jianhua, said Beijing’s intentions in the region were peaceful.
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