Our one and only mutual defense and
military ally has made it known again that it will not hesitate in defending
the Philippines if war breaks in the South China Sea (SCS).
US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken made the statement on the sixth anniversary of a 2016 decision
by an international arbitration tribunal that largely ruled in
favor of the Philippines over the disputed maritime border.
"We
re-affirm that an armed attack on Philippine armed forces ... would invoke US
mutual defense commitments," Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday. The
mutual defense commitments stem from a 1951 treaty between the allies.
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"We
call again on the People's Republic of China to abide by its obligations under
international law and cease its provocative behavior," he added.
New DFA Sec.
Newly appointed
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Enrique Manalo, said that
the 2016 court findings "are conclusive as they are
indisputable."
"We firmly reject attempts to
undermine it; nay, even erase it from law, history and our collective
memories," Manalo added, without mentioning China by name.
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