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Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday said the Philippines will cooperate with China in areas where their interests align but would push back when its sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction in South China Sea are ignored.
Ties between neighbors the Philippines and China have soured since Marcos took office in 2022, with repeated spats over disputed features in the South China Sea at a time when Manila has been forging closer defense ties with longtime military ally the United States.
The Philippine Embassy in Washington trashed the Chinese embassy’s remarks against Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez, emphasizing that the official is “not a mouthpiece for another country” nor is “spreading erroneous threats.”
In a statement sent to INQUIRER.net, the Philippine Embassy in Washington simply stated that none of China’s remarks were true.
The two Chinese research vessels reported in the Philippine Rise did not ask for permission to conduct explorations, said National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya on Monday.
