Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Philippine government describes China鈥檚 latest offense in the West Philippine Sea as a 鈥渟erious escalation鈥� in a string of illegal activities within the country鈥檚 territories.
China disregarded international law, according to Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.
Several senators and ambassadors expressed concern and denounced the collision of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-contracted resupply boat and a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ship in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday.
The incident happened during a regular and routine Rotation and Resupply (RORE) mission to聽BRP Sierra Madre聽at around 6:04 a.m. when a CCG ship made 鈥渄angerous blocking maneuvers,鈥� causing it to collide with the AFP vessel, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said.
China urges PH anew to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal
China once again calls on the Philippines to fulfill its supposed 鈥減romise鈥� to tow away the grounded warship BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal as soon as possible.
China releases own footage of Ayungin Shoal vessel collision
The China Coast Guard releases its own videos of the recent vessel collision in the West Philippine Sea.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said the Philippine government 鈥渃ompletely disassociates itself鈥� from former Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.鈥檚 controversial remark that 鈥淧alestinian children should be killed.鈥�
鈥淪uch statement was made in his strictly personal capacity,鈥� DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza said in a message to reporters.聽
Solons scolded former Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) employee Jeff Tumbado for claiming corruption on a whim after he admitted that he implicated a former official out of his ill feelings.
At the House committee hearing on transportation on Monday, Para帽aque 2nd District Rep. Gus Tambunting asked Tumbado why he accused former LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III of being involved in corruption issues within the agency.