{"id":209337,"date":"2019-04-10T06:03:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T10:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=209337"},"modified":"2019-04-10T06:03:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T10:03:18","slug":"chinese-vessels-have-no-business-being-near-kota-island-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/10\/chinese-vessels-have-no-business-being-near-kota-island-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese vessels have \u2018no business\u2019 being near Kota Island: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Locsin earlier said the Philippine government has served a “salvo of diplomatic notes” to China over the presence of Chinese vessels near the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). (Photo courtesy of PTV 4 via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang said on Wednesday the Chinese vessels suspected to be maritime militia have \u201cno business\u201d being near the Philippine-occupied Kota Island, stressing that it will not allow China to intrude on its territorial property.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the government will continue to object on the presence of Chinese vessels even as it has previously filed diplomatic protests.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will object to their presence. We have already filed a diplomatic protest and that applies to everything, anything that concern Chinese vessels in our territory,\u201d Panelo said in a Palace press briefing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey should (leave), they have no business being there. They cannot be staying there forever,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo said he will leave it to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to decide whether there was a need to file another note verbale against China.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure the Secretary of Foreign Affairs will do that after validating the report,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will know that we are against it, that we will not allow it, that we will not tolerate such presence in our territory,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo said the continuous presence of Chinese vessels could be considered as \u201cassault\u201d to the country\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they continue to be present in our territory then it is an assault to our sovereignty,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Despite the decision of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to temporarily shelve an international arbitration court\u2019s verdict nullifying China\u2019s nine-dash line map to give way to friendly bilateral ties, Panelo said the Philippine government will still assert its sovereignty.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we remain friendly with respect to trade relations, we will always assert sovereignty when it is being impaired or assaulted,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Asked if the Palace\u2019s stronger statements against China meant the President would finally assert the country\u2019s win in the sea row, Panelo replied \u201cthat\u2019s the President\u2019s call\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will have to let the President decide what action he will undertake,\u201d Panelo added.<\/p>\n

Duterte had previously said he would assert the arbitration ruling before he steps down in 2022.<\/p>\n

Panelo, meanwhile, said the government will give China \u201creasonable time\u201d to respond to their protest.<\/p>\n

Locsin earlier said the Philippine government has served a “salvo of diplomatic notes” to China over the presence of Chinese vessels near the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).<\/p>\n

A report from Inquirer.net showed that apart from Pag-as Island, there have also been Chinese vessels monitored near Kota Island and Panata Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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