MANILA, Philippines — Two senators said the Philippines should band together with its Southeast Asian and Western allies to take action against continuing Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea, with one saying that Beijing just “continues to ignore” the diplomatic protests filed by Manila.
“Diplomatic protests may not be too helpful anymore as China continues to ignore the same,” Senator Panfilo Lacson said in a statement Tuesday.
“Further, while it is a standard document used to call the attention of the other party, China’s consistent attitude of taking for granted such action taken by the DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs) reduces it to a mere point of information,” h…
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