The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is not expecting China to do anything violent should the ruling of the Hague-based United Nations International Tribunal on the Laws of the Seas (ITLOS) to be released Tuesday, favors the country.
For this reason, AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Ricardo Visaya sees
no reason to raise the alert status of the military.
"There's no need to raise alert. We don't think China
Earlier, a ranking Department of National Defense (DND)
official said the Philippines
comply with whatever the ruling of ITLOS will come out on July 12 regarding its
maritime dispute with China
"Whatever the outcome, the stand of the DND (Department
of National Defense), is of course, we will follow what the international laws
says, whatever (ITLOS's) decisions, whether it is in favor of or against us, we
will follow and we hope China will do the same," DND public affairs
service head Arsenio Andolong said.
"(And whatever the ruling), the President announced
that he is willing to start to restart bilateral talks so we take our cue from
there," Andolong stressed.
The Philippines
on 2013 filed charges against China
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=902755
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