"What we are doing is defending our sovereign rights and our sovereignty in the WPS and we have no intention of attacking anyone with water cannons or any such offensive (equipment)," Marcos said in a statement.
Amid growing tensions in the South China Sea between Beijing and Manila, the presidents of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines have formed an unprecedented level of collaboration to counter China, reported Al Jazeera.
The United States' defence commitments to Japan and the Philippines are "ironclad," US President Joe Biden said on Thursday as he hosted the first-ever trilateral summit between the three countries, welcoming Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to the White House a day after the official
US President Joe Biden on Thursday hosted the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the first-ever trilateral summit between the three countries and said that the US commitments to the defence of Japan and the Philippines remain "ironclad,
The measures are designed to be proportionate, deliberate, and reasonable in the face of what Marcos describes as "open, unabating, and illegal" actions by China's Coast Guard and Maritime Militia.
Earlier in the day, EAM Jaishankar, who is on an official visit to Manila, held a 'warm and productive' meeting with Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Enrique Manalo and discussed wide-ranging issues of security and maritime cooperation.
US President Joe Biden will host a three-way summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in Washington on April 11, as announced by the White House, as reported by Kyodo News.
The C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force executed a precision air-born drop of two boats along with Indian Navy MARCOS in the Arabian Sea in support of anti-piracy 'Operation Sankalp'.
The Indian Navy undertook airborne insertion of Special Forces by paradropping inflatable crafts and MARCOs from C-130 aircraft in the Arabian Sea for continued anti-piracy operations in the region, Indian Navy said on Monday.
Top seed Frances Tiafoe thrilled the fans at the Dallas Open with a big show in his 6-4, 6-3 triumph against American Alex Michelsen to reach the quarterfinals.
Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti opened up on Vinicius Junior's injury which forced him out of the Madrid derby at the last moment on Monday and said that the Brazilian attacker suffered a "cervical contracture".
Expressing disappointment over the Manila move, Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning said, "The Chinese side is strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposes" Marcos's remarks and urged Manila to give "a responsible explanation".