The Philippine government may seek an "objective arbiter" to determine the truth about the Recto Bank maritime incident in case of conflicting results of the investigations by Manila and Beijing. But for now, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said President Duterte prefers to wait for the “facts” of the reported ramming of a Filipino vessel by a Chinese boat before taking the next course of action. Until the inquiries conducted separately by the two countries are finished, Panelo said it would be premature to speculate on the incident.

Kabiling, G. D., & Antonio, R. (2019, June 18). Wait for reports before taking next course of action - PH on sea incident. Manila Bulletin, p. 2.