The DFA disclosed that China ignored the government's calls for several hours while its coast guard was driving away Philippine vessels with a water cannon.
Marcos said the Philippines' response to China’s latest aggression in the disputed waters will be discussed at a command conference on Monday.
Still, Marcos said it is important to keep communication lines open between the Philippines and China “because we need to really come to a conclusion.”in order to avoid unfortunate incidents However, despite the proposal, the foreign affairs department revealed that China ignored the Philippines for several hours as the water cannon incident was taking place on Saturday.
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