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Why can't the Department of Foreign Affairs file protests immediately after incursions take place? MANILA, Philippines – Just weeks after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. returned from a state visit to China in early January, Chinese coast guard personnel drove Filipino fishermen away from Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, blocking their access to fishing grounds part of the country’s own waters. The incident, publicized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), comes on the heels of Marcos’ earlier announcement that Chinese President Xi Jinping had promised to “find a compromise” on the “plight of [Filipino] fishermen.” In response, the PCG...
