Go-signal na lamang ang hinihintay ni Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. sa paghahain ng diplomatic protest laban sa China kasunod nang namataang 220 Chinese vessels sa West Philippine Sea (WPS), kamakailan. Sa sunud-sunod na tweet ni Locsin, nanindigan ito na aaksyon lamang ito kapag may pasabi na sina National Security Adviser Hermogenes at Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at hindi sa ulat ng media. “Still waiting for the orders to fire. I only listen to Generals; never media or an NTF (National Task Force) press release which amounts to nothing. Only a shot from DFA counts. Waiting for the coordinates and the order to fire, Generals Esperon and Lorenzana. I fire even on a Sunday,” aniya.

Mabasa, R. (2021, March 22). Diplomatic protest vs China, ikinakasa. Balita, p. 3.