Coast Guard has no authority to allow Chinese vessel to stay in PHL waters – Locsin – Manila Bulletin
Published February 2, 2021, 6:54 PM Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has “zero authority” to allow Chinese survey vessel, Jia Geng, to stay in Philippine waters since the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) only gave the ship “emergency shelter” at the behest of the Chinese Embassy in Manila. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Twitter) Locsin made this clarification in the wake of reports that Jia Geng anchored off Catanduanes waters for three days – from January 29 to February 1. “DFA never gave permit to ...