PH renounces using violence to settle sea row

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood firm on his position Sunday that the Philippines would not trigger any violent confrontation to resolve territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Marcos issued the statement during a visit to the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) Western Command (Wescom) in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, where he said the government would "refuse to play by the rules that force us to choose sides in a great power competition."