Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary
Teodoro Locsin, Jr. is making it clear to all parties most especially to China
that ‘What is ours is ours under the Arbitral Award.’
“Wang, you’re reading too much into a simple directive not to join these
naval exercises in the CSC at this time,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro
Locsin Jr. said in a Twitter
The statement came after the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang
Wenbin commented on President Rodrigo Duterte standing order to the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP) most especially the Philippine Navy (PN) not to
join navies of other countries in any maritime drills in the South China Sea.
DFA Sec. Teddy Locsin, Jr.
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“The Philippine position has been “consistent and clear.” What is ours
is ours under the Arbitral Award and no one else can tell us different. Our
relations have been going really well. Let’s keep it that way. We’re sitting out
this one, we don’t know if we will the next one. Okay?” Secretary Locsin added.
“President Rodrigo Duterte has a standing order to us, to me, that
we should not involve ourselves in naval exercises in the South China Sea
except our national waters, the 12 mile distance from our shores.” Department
of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said last August 3.
“If one country’s
action is considered as belligerent, another tension will normally rise, so I
hope that all the parties in this exercise will have, will work on their
actions there, to exercise prudence and carefulness so that there will be no
miscalculations that could further increase the tension,” Secretary
Lorenzana added.
Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesperson Wang said on August 5 that “This statement once again
reflects the independent foreign policy of the Philippines and the common
aspiration of countries in the region to pursue peace and development. This
fully demonstrates that certain non-regional countries’ attempt to stir up
trouble and create tension in the South China Sea goes against the will of
regional countries and is unpopular.”
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