Manila, May 13 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) fired off another diplomatic protest on Thursday, this time, against the presence of some 287 Chinese militia vessels in the waters of Kalayaan, Palawan.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ordered the DFA to lodge the note verbale over Twitter, the latest in Manila's relentless protests against Beijing's incursion in Philippine waters.
The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF WPS) reported that at least 287 Chinese maritime militia vessels were spotted over various features of Kalayaan when the Area Task Force-West conducted a maritime patrol last May 9.
Bigger groupings of the militia vessels were sighted near China's artificial islands while some were o...