The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), has expressed concern over China’s latest reported reclamation activities in some unoccupied features in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea (SCS). Bloomberg reported Tuesday night that China is constructing on several unoccupied land features in the contested waters, citing warnings from Western officials that these latest activities indicate an “attempt to advance a new status quo, even though it’s too early to know whether China would seek to militarize them.” Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said the DFA is checking the veracity of the report with relevant Philippine government agencies.

PHL concerned over reported SCS land-reclamation activity by China. (2022, December 22). BusinessMirror, p. A3.