The Philippines knows how to build friendships. It also knows how to express gratitude to nations that extend help in times of need. However, there is one thing that can never be part of any agreement or friendship: ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ.
In his recent Facebook post, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐, stated that China is welcome to be a true friend of the Philippines. However, he emphasized that genuine friendship between nations must be built on mutual respect and should never require one country to ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง. According to him, true friendship should never come at the expense of a nation’s sovereignty. Nor should it be conditioned on demands.
