House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to bring the recent ramming of a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) to the “highest levels of international diplomacy.” The incident, which Romualdez described as an “unprovoked action,” has heightened tensions between the two nations. The BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), a PCG vessel anchored at Escoda Shoal in the contested West Philippine Sea (WPS), was “deliberately rammed thrice” by the CCG on Saturday afternoon.

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