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Photo of the year: Snapshot of Filipino diver cutting off China's floating sea barrier at SCS

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THERE'S more to say about significant events and developments during the passing year. I want to add to my nomination of the upgrading of Filipino defense capability as the event of the year ('Nation at the crossroads,' Manila Times, Dec. 28, 2023), a special citation as 'photograph of the year' the thrilling sight of a Philippine Coast Guard diver cutting off the floating sea barrier that China stealthily erected in our exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea.