Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian hopes there would be a separate direct line between Beijing and Manila’s defense establishments after the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) pointed a military-grade laser at the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Malapascua on February 6.
The government employed the mechanism he proposed with China for open communication, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, reacting to reports that Chinese Coast Guard drove away Filipino fishing boats in Ayungin Shoal.
Note verbale, kulang bilang protesta sa pang-aagaw ng Chinese Coast Guard– National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos
Vietnamese fisherman Nguyen Van Loc has been attacked by Chinese coast guard vessels so many times, he has lost count.
How can the Philippine Coast Guard fulfill its mandate of protecting Philippine waters – including the West Philippine Sea – if its concerns are not addressed?
Members of the Makabayan bloc have jointly filed a resolution seeking congressional investigation on the Ayungin Shoal incident wherein the Chinese Coast Guard reportedly blocked and water-cannoned two Filipino boats en route to a supply mission inside the Philippine’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
The German and French Embassies in Manila expressed “serious concerns” on the latest Ayungin incident involving three Chinese Coast Guard ships that blocked and fired water cannons on two Filipino boats.
Presidential aspirant and Senator Manny Pacquiao on Sunday expressed alarm over the water cannon attack by the Chinese Coast Guard against Filipino fishermen near Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
MANILA – The Japanese Embassy in Manila said Saturday it “strongly opposes” any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas (SCS).
Senator Francis Tolentino joined the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in protesting the Chinese Coast Guard’s actions in the West Philippine Sea after their vessels trained their water cannons on Philippine ships.
