MANILA, Philippines — Malacaang on Tuesday said it sees no tension between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea despite recent protests filed by the country over the swarming of Chinese vessels in the disputed waters.
While acknowledging there is a problem, Harry Roque, Duterte’s spokesperson, also said that haters of the administration only cause the “tension.”
“Wala po akong nakikitang tension sa West Philippine Sea. Ang tension po ay binubuo ng mga kritiko dito lang sa Pilipinas po,” Roque said in an online Palace briefing.
(I don’t see any tension in the West Philippine Sea. Tension is only created by critics here in the Philippines.)
“Pero sa labas …
Keep on reading: Palace doesn’t see tension in WPS, only Duterte haters incite it