'We will never be part of an escalation in the West Philippine Sea,' Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr says, adding the country will continue supporting fishermen
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“We will never be part of an escalation in the West Philippine Sea,” Marcos told reporters, adding that the country will continue supporting fishermen. On December 4, Chinese coastguard vessels fired a water cannon and side-swiped a Manila fisheries bureau boat transporting supplies to Filipino fishermen operating in the Scarborough Shoal, a prime fishing patch, according to Philippine officials.from a Chinese navy vessel.
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