MANILA, Philippines — A tweet of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday claimed that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) never granted a permit to a Chinese research vessel “to stay” in Philippine waters, but merely approved the emergency request of China’s embassy to allow the ship to seek shelter for “humanitarian considerations.”
“DFA never gave permit to [Chinese vessel] Jia Geng. But for humanitarian considerations we ok’d Chinese embassy request for shelter against bad weather,” said Locsin in his tweet.
@inquirerdotnet @DFAPHL DFA never gave permission to Jia Geng. For humanitarian reasons DFA okayed the emergency Chinese embassy request for shelter against bad weather. Request for shelter; not permission to stay and be watched. Period.
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) February 2, 2021
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