DFA summons China's envoy over sea dispute; diplomatic protest filed

Manila Bulletin

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Dec. 11, said that it has filed two diplomatic protests—at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing—and has summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian to object two consecutive water cannon incidents at the West Philippine Sea over the weekend. (Video Courtesy of RTVM)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/11/dfa-summons-chinese-envoy-to-ph-over-sea-dispute-another-diplomatic-protest-filed  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00 Your question, yes.

00:04 We use the maritime communication mechanism,

00:07 and it was used yesterday at 12 o'clock noon.

00:10 The Department of Foreign Affairs launched its

00:12 diplomatic protest with the Chinese Ministry of

00:15 Foreign Affairs counterpart to a phone call.

00:18 And in terms of the demarche undertaken by our

00:21 Philippine embassy in Beijing, yes, we confirm

00:26 that our Philippine embassy in Beijing has made a

00:29 demarche to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign

00:31 Affairs official yesterday concerning the

00:34 Bahaudin Masinlog incident and the Ayungin

00:36 Shoal incident.

00:38 As I also mentioned, we are also summoning the

00:41 ambassador from the Chinese embassy in Manila

00:44 later this afternoon to protest the incident.

00:47 These actions violate the Philippines' sovereignty

00:50 and jurisdiction, and are a threat to peace, good

00:54 order, and security.

00:57 We reiterate that the resupply mission to the

00:59 BRP Share Madre and Ayungin Shoal on 10 December is a

01:03 legitimate exercise of the Philippines, given that

01:07 the feature is part of our exclusive economic zone

01:10 and continental shelf.

01:12 The Philippines has sovereign rights and

01:14 jurisdiction over it.

01:16 As a low-tide elevation, Ayungin Shoal can neither

01:19 be subject of a sovereignty claim, nor is

01:23 it capable of appropriation under international law.

01:27 It is regrettable that yesterday, the 10th of

01:30 December, is also the 41st anniversary of UNCLOS, and

01:35 the day was commemorated with such violation

01:38 of the convention.

01:39 Thank you.

01:44 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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