Leading officers of the armed forces and the police, speaking through the alumni associations of the country’s premier military school, on Thursday urged China to pull out its maritime militia vessels from the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and follow international law.
In a joint statement, the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Alumni Association and the PMA Retirees Association supported Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, a fellow academy graduate, in protesting against the presence of over 200 Chinese vessels that have been swarming Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef since last month.
The two groups said the Chinese action showed “bad faith” amid talks on a Code of Conduc…
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