{"id":227578,"date":"2019-08-21T02:04:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T06:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=227578"},"modified":"2019-08-21T02:04:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T06:04:15","slug":"prrd-wants-passing-foreign-vessels-to-get-clearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/08\/21\/prrd-wants-passing-foreign-vessels-to-get-clearance\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD wants passing foreign vessels to get clearance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the ceremonial awarding of housing units to former rebels at the Freedom Residences in Tagum City on July 16, 2019. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang said President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed that all foreign vessels passing through the Philippines\u2019 territorial waters must get clearance \u201cwell in advance\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo avoid misunderstanding in the future, the President is putting on notice that beginning today, all foreign vessels passing our territorial waters must notify and get clearance from the proper government authority well in advance of the actual passage,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement issued on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cEither we get a compliance in a friendly manner or we enforce it in an unfriendly manner,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo said Duterte\u2019s notice came after the repeated passing through of foreign vessels, particularly Chinese warships, in Philippine waters without notifying the government.<\/p>\n

The Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) earlier reported that five Chinese naval vessels passed through Sibutu Strait in the waters of Tawi-Tawi — four were recorded in July and the last on August 4.<\/p>\n

When asked to explain the \u201cunfriendly manner\u201d, Panelo said, \u201cWe will ask them to move out of the place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s unfriendly because before, we never said anything. We just allow them and just made a protest. But this time, we will tell them, \u2018Please get out of our territory,\u2019\u201d he said in a media interview.<\/p>\n

Panelo noted that in the past, the Philippine government only filed diplomatic protests against China as part of its \u201cfriendly\u201d approach, but the repeated passing without permission draws the line.<\/p>\n

\u201cDati naman tayong di afraid. Kaya lang, dahil nga mapagbigay tayo, friendly nga (Even before, we were not afraid. We have just been accommodating, friendly). But even between friends, there is a time to tell our friends not to perform something that is not being an act of friendship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you perform acts repeatedly, then it is about time to tell them, \u2018Stop,\u2019\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Asked if the government will use military forces to drive away foreign vessels passing through Philippine territorial waters without clearance, Panelo said he will have to ask the AFP.<\/p>\n

Ready to invoke MDT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Panelo said the government is ready to invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States where allies must provide aid in case of an armed attack against either Washington or Manila by an external party.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly when there is an armed aggression,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n

Should China fail to comply with Duterte\u2019s notice, Panelo said: \u201cTingnan natin ang susunod na kabanata (Let\u2019s see what happens next).\u201d<\/p>\n

Duterte is scheduled to visit China for the fifth time on Aug. 28 \u2013 Sept. 2 to invoke the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling won by the Philippines against China during a one-on-one discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n

Panelo said the President will also bring up the 60-40 sharing arrangement on the proposed joint exploration for oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea, the June 9 Recto Bank (Reed Bank) maritime incident where a Chinese vessel allegedly rammed and abandoned a Philippine fishing boat at sea, among other areas of mutual concern.<\/p>\n

Duterte himself said he will also be watching a Gilas Pilipinas game in the 2019 FIBA World Cup at the International Sports and Cultural Arena in Foshan City and visit Fujian University to attend the inauguration of a building there built in honor of his late mother, Soledad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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