(UPDATE) THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned a senior Chinese envoy on Thursday to protest a water cannon incident that damaged two Philippine vessels during a patrol in the South China Sea. China's coast guard had previously said it "expelled" the two Philippine ships from its waters near Huangyan Island, the Chinese name for Scarborough Shoal. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN Rear Admiral Armand Balilo, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman, and Cmdr. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN Rear Admiral Armand Balilo, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman, and Cmdr. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN Rear Admiral Armand Balilo, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman, and Cmdr.

Source: Manila Times May 03, 2024 04:26 UTC