Filipinos can’t allow themselves to be forever bullied by China. The Chinese must know this. We’ve done our best going the second and third and fourth mile – to settle our maritime issue with them in a peaceful way and in accordance with the international laws for too long. Our government’s numerous diplomatic protests/pleadings over China’s aggressions apparently just fall on deaf ears as the Chinese officials are likely treating them to be just pieces of garbage.

Valenzuela, R. M. (2023, February 16). Enough of China’s aggression. Daily Guardian, p. 5.