SINGAPORE - That's what we define as an act of war. This was the description of President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. as regards a Filipino serviceman or citizen being killed in the West Philippine Sea . During the question and answer portion of the 2024 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, he was asked if it would be considered crossing the red line when a Filipino sailor will be killed due to the water cannon attacks of China Coast Guard in the region.
''If by a willful act, a Filipino, not only serviceman or any a Filipino citizen, if a Filipino citizen is killed by a willful act, that is I think a very very close to what we define us act of war,'' he added. Marcos said the government would respond accordingly over this kind of action, noting that this would certainly ''cross the Rubicon.
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