MANILA: The latest incident of harassment by China vessels on Philippine boats, which caused a Navy man to lose his thumb and several others to be injured, is not an armed attack that may trigger the Philippines’ Mutual Defense Treaty with the superpower United States, Malacañang said.
MANILA: The latest incident of harassment by China vessels on Philippine boats, which caused a Navy man to lose his thumb and several others to be injured, is not an armed attack that may trigger the Philippines’ Mutual Defense Treaty with the superpower United States, Malacañang said.
Earlier, AFP Public Affairs Office chief Colonel Xerxes Trinidad said the service member was safely evacuated and received prompt medical treatment after China Coast Guard’s “intentional high-speed ramming” of the Philippine vessel.Presidential Assistant for Maritime Concerns Andres Centino said Friday that invoking the Mutual Defense Treaty is not yet being considered despite the June 17 incident in Ayungin Shoal involving Philippine Navy sailors and Chinese Coast Guard personnel.
Under the 1951 MDT between Manila and Washington, each party “recognizes that an armed attack in the Pacific area on either of the Parties would be dangerous to its own peace and safety and declares that it would act to meet the common dangers in accordance with its constitutional processes.” As it expressed grave concern over the incident, the DFA said that it has been exerting efforts to rebuild a conducive environment for dialogue and consultation with China with regard to issues on the South China Sea.
“They have no right or legal authority to hijack our operations and destroy Philippine vessels,” AFP chief General Romeo Brawner said in a briefing on Wednesday.China took no direct measures against Philippine personnel, its foreign ministry said in response on Wednesday.
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