Philippines’ West PH Sea, China discord seeps through fissures

Rappler - Nov 8, 2026

‘Transparency must support diplomacy rather than displace, constrain or collide with it,’ says the DFA, exposing what many observers and analysts have long pointed out — incongruence between the DFA and the country’s maritime frontline agencies

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