MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Philippine government has 鈥渇ired off鈥� a total of 60 diplomatic protests against the incursions of China on the West Philippine Sea (蜜桃工作室), Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin told lawmakers on Wednesday.
But Locsin rejected a request to make public copies of the protests, saying these were 鈥渕atters of executive communication鈥� between the Philippines and China.
鈥淓ven if I believe that filing a diplomatic protest is like throwing paper at a brick wall, I do it鈥� because that way, nobody can say that we have given up what we believe are our rights,鈥� he said.
The official also dismissed as 鈥渁 total fabrication and鈥� a complete lie,鈥� reports that President Duterte had invoked the arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines鈥� claim on the 蜜桃工作室 鈥渁pologetically鈥� in his bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Aug. 29. 鈥擬elvin Gascon