Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Boy Locsin, Jr. said the country despite the pronouncements
of China will continue to patrol the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
“We’re gonna continue our patrol because it’s ours.
That’s all there is to it and then they will continue to call it an illegal
provocation – but that’s their right. It’s a free world. We can’t stop another
country from talking,” Secretary Locsin said during an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News Channel.
“Our statement itself was a reaction to what China
was doing. That was our reaction and that is their reaction. Let me please
emphasize this, it’s a free world. Everyone is free to say what they want,”
Secretary Locsin added. “I have formally protested certain actions from China
in what is indisputably our territorial waters. So fine, let them say that.
They can call it illegal provocations, you can’t change their mind. They
already lost the arbitral award, they wouldn’t accept it.”
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It may be recalled that China accused the
Philippines of infringing on China’s sovereignty and security by sending
military aircraft into air space adjacent to Spratly islands and reefs
garrisoned by China.
Before that the Philippines filed a diplomatic
protest against China “over the illegal confiscation by the Chinese Coast Guard
of fish aggregating devices (payaos) of Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc
in May.”
The Philippines also “objected to China’s
continuing illicit issuances of radio challenges against Philippine aircraft
conducting legitimate regular maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea.”
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