This handout photo taken April 14, 2021, and received from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on April 15, Philippine coast guard ship BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409), in centre, along with coast guard-manned Bureau of Fisheries boats, patrol an area in the South China Sea. (Photo by - / Philippine Coast Guard / AFP) /
Malacañang on Tuesday expressed confidence that China would soon withdraw its vessels in the West Philippine Sea.