The incursion of Chinese vessels into Philippine waters has remained unabated, with the government already filing 48 diplomatic protests against Beijing over the aggressive behavior of its ships in the West Philippine Sea since President Marcos took office in June, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Maria Angela Ponce told the Senate committee on foreign relations last Thursday that for this year, there have been 172 protests filed against China ass of Aug. 31.

Mangosing, F. (2022, September 12). Chinese 'swarming' continues as 48 protests now filed under Marcos. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A3.