Marcos: No water cannons vs China

By Kristina Maralit

May 07, 2024 12:20 am

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ruled out installing water cannons on Philippine ships sailing through the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and said the country would not respond in kind to recent Chinese attacks on its vessels.

'What we are doing is defending our sovereign rights and our sovereignty in the WPS and we have no intention of attacking anyone with water cannons or any such offensive (equipment),' the President said.

WAR GAMES US and Philippine Marines fifire M198 155mm howitzer artillery during a live fifire exercise against an imaginary ‘invasion’ force as part of the joint US-Philippines annual military Balikatan drills on a strip of sand dunes in Laoag on Monday, May 6, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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