It’s often been said that doing the same thing again and again but expecting different results is sheer insanity. Thus, some people ask, do the hundreds of diplomatic protests filed by the Philippines against China reflect some semblance of insanity? Indeed, filing a diplomatic protest might seem an exercise in futility if the sole purpose is to have a quick and final end to China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Lina, J. D. (2023, February 21). Doing something different about the West Philippine Sea. Manila Bulletin, p. 4.