Philippines' top diplomat swears at China online, tells nation to leave disputed waters

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MANILA: The Philippines' top diplomat unambiguously told Beijing where to go on Monday (May 3), as the government insisted that Chinese vessels ...

The order came as his foreign affairs department accused China's coastguard of"belligerent actions" against Filipino boats involved in maritime drills near the contested Scarborough Shoal.

The department said that the presence of the Chinese boats was a"blatant infringement of Philippine sovereignty".Scarborough Shoal is 240km west of the Philippines' main island of Luzon.

 

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China owns Philippines

That is all for show. He knows that won’t do anything. He just wants to project himself as a “brave Foreign Affairs Secretary” as his alter ego, the President, kowtows to everything China Wants. It’s all for show, Duterte and his minions are all for show, w/o real accomplishments

His language is very colorful for a presidential speech writer 😯

Fuck china. The whole world will never forget what they've done. Now despite of this. They still continue to bully smaller countries. Pakyu kaya

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