The Philippines is vowing to defend its territory within the South China Sea amid escalating tensions with Beijing.
Philippines President Bongbong Marcos visited an island within the area, saying his nation just isn’t searching for hassle however will get up for the rights of its folks.
A Coast Guard officer beneath orders from President Marcos sliced by way of a rope laid within the sea by Beijing as a part of a barrier from the Chinese language Coast Guard.
Philippines Secretary of Nationwide Defence Gilberto Teodoro Jr advised Sky Information, “we don’t need to face off with them; we simply need them out of our territory”.
“We’re going to get up extra as a result of it’s an insult to our integrity, an insult to our mind.”
