The Philippines has filed 189 diplomatic protests against China this year over their dispute on the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday. The agency issued the statement after the Philippines asked China to explain its seizure of a rocket part that landed in the waters of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea at the weekend. “As of 22 November, the DFA has issued 189 protests, 61 of which were made during the current administration,” Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Ma. Teresita C. Daza told reporters via WhatsApp.

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