SINABI ni Pangulong “Bongbong” Marcos na mas pinaniniwalaan niya ang bersyon ng Philippine Navy kaugnay ng pang-aagaw ng China ng nakumpiskang rocket debris malapit sa Pag-asa Island.
“Hindi nagtugma ‘yung report ng Philippine Navy at saka ‘yung report na galing sa China because the word forcibly was used in the Philippine Navy report. And that was not the characterization in the Chinese navy report or the report coming from China… Of course, I have complete trust in our Navy and if this is what they say happened, I can only believe that that is what happened,” sabi ni Marcos.
Nauna nang sinabi ng China na kusang ibinigay ng Navy ang nakuhang rocket debris.
“So we have now asked the Chinese, why is it that their account is so different and it’s much more benign – shall we use that word – than the…Because the forcibly na nga was used in the – at least in the initial reports of the Philippine Navy,” dagdag ni Marcos.
Idinagdag ni Marcos na layunin ng kanyang biyahe sa Beijing, China sa Enero 2023 na matalakay ang insidente.
“This is one of the things, this kind of incidents are some of the things that I’m glad that I’m going to Beijing early January because …these are the things that we need to work out because with the way that the region, our region, Asia-Pacific is heating up, baka may magkamali lang, may mistake, may misunderstanding then lalaki ‘yung sunog,” dagdag ni Marcos.
Sinabi ni National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos na irerekomenda niya ang paghahain ng note verbale laban sa China.
“So we don’t want that to happen. So we want to have a mechanism na we have to find a way na hindi na mangyari ‘yun, na wala tayong mga incident na ganyan,” ayon pa kay Marcos.
