MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the Philippines would not send warships to the West Philippine Sea despite China’s recent water cannon attack against Filipino vessels.
Speaking to reporters in Bulacan, Marcos said the Philippines would never be part of an escalation in the situation in the West Philippine Sea.
“We are going to continue to perform our mission. We will never be part of an escalation in the situation in the West Philippine Sea,” Marcos said during a chance interview.
Marcos said that the Philippines “has never been an agent of escalation of tensions” if we look at the evolution of the situation in the West Philippine Sea.
“We are not at war. We don’t need Navy warships. All we are doing is resupplying our fishermen, protecting our territorial rights,” the President said.
“Again, it will be provocative and will be seen as an escalation. We don’t do that. The Philippines does not escalate tensions. Quite the opposite, the Philippines always tries to bring down the level of tension,” he added.
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