Manila Bulletin
Manalo questions need to notify China on WPS activities
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo questioned China's demand for prior notification of Philippine activities in the West Philippine Sea.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, stated that advance notice would be required for activities like supply deliveries to the BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal.
Mao warned that such activities should not be used as a pretext for permanent occupation of the shoal.
The Philippine Coast Guard reported that China blocked a medical evacuation and confiscated food packages for Filipino troops on May 19.
Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela condemned China's actions as 'barbaric and inhumane'.
China continues to assert its unilateral claims over the disputed waters, disregarding the Philippines' jurisdiction.
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The Philippines "does not and will never need" to inform China of its maritime activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to the National Security Council (NSC).
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) stated that they will not dignify what they called "misleading claims" by China regarding a vessel collision near Ayungin Shoal.
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National Security Adviser Eduardo Año stated that the Philippines does not require China's approval to access Ayungin Shoal, calling China's suggestion absurd, nonsense, and unacceptable.
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dismissed China's claim that Filipino troops destroyed and seized Chinese fishing nets in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as a "malign influence" tactic.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) denounced China's alleged attempt to block a medical evacuation (medevac) of an ill Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on May 19.
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