Live Breaking News & Updates on Uot Dfa Assistant Secretary Eduardo Menez Told Reporters The Official Said Chinese Side Has So Far Responded To 151 Notes Verbales Out Of Number Sent In 2021 One Earliest Protests Was Against Swarming Overa Hundred Fishing Vessels Near Julian Felipe Reef

Department of Foreign Affairs (File photo) MANILA - A total of 153 out of the 211 notes verbales filed over Chinese actions in the South China Sea since the start of the Duterte administration have been filed in 2021 alone, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. The agency made the disclosure a day after it posted on Twitter a statement protesting China's "provocative acts" against Philippine authorities patrolling the country's waters. "The latest protest was issued on September 30, so yes the incidents in August are covered, but these types of warnings are SOP (standard operating procedure) by the Chinese just as our Coast Guards also issue warnings. The tweet was issued (October 20) upon instructions," DFA Assistant Secretary Eduardo Menez told reporters. The official said the Chinese side has so far responded to 151 notes verbales out of the number the DFA sent in 2021. One of the earliest protests was against the swarming of over a hundr ....

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