๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ซ. issued a statement following allegations from China that Philippine vessels were burning and dumping garbage at ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐จ๐๐ฅ. He also responded to Chinaโs warning that the Philippines, the United States, and Japan were โplaying with fireโ through the Balikatan Exercise.
He challenged China to show proof of their allegations and dismissed their claims as baseless and part of a pattern of disinformation. He added that such accusations ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง from more pressing concerns in the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐.
