(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday vowed to mount a 'proportionate, deliberate and reasonable' response to the 'unabating, and illegal, coercive, aggressive and dangerous attacks' by the China Coast Guard and the Chinese Maritime Militia in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

In a statement released by the Palace, the President said the relevant government agencies would put together 'a response and countermeasure package' in the next few weeks based on the recommendations of National Security Adviser Eduardo Año and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. to address Chinese actions against Filipino vessels and personnel in the WPS.