“Parang ano lang ito, sinusubukan lang nila kung ano ang reaksyon natin,” Lorenzana said at an online press briefing. | FMangosingINQ
Lorenzana said the Chinese may have no intention of hurting the sailors aboard the Philippine Navy ship, although he described it as “medyo offensive.”
“Sabi ko naman sa ating mga Navy at saka Air Force ay parang ang katulad nyan hindi naman siguro nila papuputukan ng missile yung ating mga barko at saka eroplano,” he said. “Ito lang ay katulad ng kanilang ginagawa tuwing tayo ay dadaan diyan sa West Philippine Sea within our EEZ at tsina-challenge tayo na ang sabi eh ‘You are traversing Chinese territory,’” he explained.
“Ang sinasagot naman ng ating barko at eroplano ay ‘we are traversing within our EEZ.’ So sagutan lang ng sagutan ang mga ‘yan. Every time na dumaan ang ating barko at eroplano, nagkakaroon ng ganyang exchange,” he said.The Western Command in Palawan province, the military unit in charge of the West Philippine Sea, called the February action by the Chinese warship as a “a hostile act on the part of the Chinese government.
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