President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. will underscore the desire to have a peaceful South China Sea in his upcoming official visit to the United States next week, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will underscore the desire to have a peaceful South China Sea in his upcoming official visit to the United States next week, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
"It's safe to assume he will also count on the US to actually support Philippine efforts in terms of enhancing maritime cooperation, upholding international law and freedom of navigation and overflight, and promoting sustainable development of marine resources," she added. "I think the directive has always been constant, that we have to promote Philippine interest. If there are intrusions, illegal actions that are undertaken in our waters, then we do the necessary actions and from our perspective, that would mean appropriate diplomatic actions... whether it be in terms of issuance of note verbale or if necessary, a meeting with concerned parties," she said.
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