MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines could initiate the filing of a joint diplomatic protest with other claimants in the South China Sea before the United Nations against a new China coast guard law, Senator Francis Tolentino said.
The foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries with claims in the disputed South China Sea can hold an emergency meeting within the week, Tolentino said in an interview over dzBB on Sunday.
“Pwede sigurong imungkahi ni [Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.] na yung mgaclaimant nations sa e magkaroon ng emergency meeting, kahit virtual. Kasi di lang naman tayo [ang apektado]. Sa Vietnam, ganun din ang gagawin ng China,” he said.
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