The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday assured that it will file within this week a diplomatic protest against pressence of China's newsurvey vessels at Recto (Reed) Bank in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). Charles Jose, Foreign Affairs spokesman, said in a news briefing that the diplomatic protest will be filed with the Chinese Embassy in Makati City (Metro Manila). In an earlier briefing, Jose maitained that the Recto Bank is part of the Philippine territory, not part of disputed areas in the South China Sea.

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