Marcos says the government will defend the Philippines’ territory amid ‘worrisome’ Chinese presence in the West Philippine Sea but does not make reference to any expulsion of China
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has sent China away from the West Philippine Sea following reports of Chinese presence in Bajo de Masinloc.A YouTube channel with 384,000 subscribers posted a video on February 28, which has gained 994 likes, 37,430 views, and 227 comments as of writing. and references implying Marcos ordered military deployment to deter Chinese presence in the West Philippine Sea.
The video was posted following reports of Chinese warships spotted near Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, in late February.seen in the video was from Marcos’ interview on February 28 before his two-day state visit to Australia. MarcosOne, dati Coast Guard lang ng China ang gumagalaw doon sa area natin, ngayon may Navy na, sumama pa mga fishing boat. So nagbabago ang sitwasyonIn the President’s remarks, there was no explicit order for China to leave.
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