THE military intelligence report that a Chinese research vessel has been seen prowling or exploring the waters of the national territory in Benham Rise off Luzon’s eastern coast is alarming and disturbing.

It was proper that the Department of foreign Affairs has fired off a note to Beijing to protest the incursion. It does not put the matter to rest that China has quickly denied the incursion.

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