In a radio interview with K5 News FM Tacloban, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ emphasized the countryโs commitment to defending its ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ while continuing to pursue peaceful resolution and international support.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ said that the Philippines, through the Philippine Coast Guard and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, remains committed to ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ despite exposing ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง in Philippine waters. He stressed that documenting these incidents aims to ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ and ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง to uphold ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ and ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐, amid continued Chinese incursions and provocative actions that have prompted diplomatic protests and ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.