Foreign Affairs on Wednesday confirmed it has filed another note verbale against China asking it to explain its plan to install a radar station in the resource-rich Panatag or Scarborough Shoal. Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said they handed over the diplomatic protest to the Chinese Embassy and that they were still waiting for the response of its Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua. He made his statement even as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Wednesday denied the reports that China will begin installing a radar station in Scarborough Shoal.

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