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Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Remulla Jr. on Thursday said China had conducted at least 348 "illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities" in the West Philippine Sea from January to November of this year.Remulla reported this during the 2nd Joint National Peace and Order Council -Regional Peace and Order Councils meeting for 2024.During the meeting, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
He earlier said Philippine Navy warships need not be deployed to the West Philippine Sea despite China's continuing aggression and use of its own navy in the contested waters."We are not at war," the President had said. "We don't need Navy warships. All we are doing is resupplying our fishermen, protecting our territorial rights."The Philippines has never been an agent of escalation in the West Philippine Sea, according to Marcos.
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