Sea dispute: PH verifying Chinese ‘harassment, firing’

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday said they were separately verifying reports that the Chinese Coast Guard fired at and harassed Filipino fishermen somewhere in the disputed South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).

Gen. Eduardo Año, AFP chief of staff, said he had directed Lt. Gen. Raul del Rosario, commander of the Western Command (Westcom), to validate the reports.