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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - APRIL 15: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr answering questions asked by members of the foreign press during the annual presidential forum on April 15, 2024 in Manila, Philippines. The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) resumed its annual forum with Philippine presidents after nearly a decade of absence after being shunned by former Philippines president Duterte during his term. Marcos Jr, during the forum, answered questions on the South China Sea, the Philippines military agreement with the US, Duterte's case in the International Criminal Court, oil exploration, and martial law during his father's term. FOCAP was founded during the dark days of martial law in 1974 as a media organization to safeguard press freedom, where the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr was its first presidential guest. (Photo by Jes Aznar/Getty Images)

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Philippines president calls new China coast guard rules ‘worrisome’

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday new rules outlined by China's coast guard that could result in the detention of foreigners in the South China Sea were an escalation and "worrisome". China, which has maritime sovereignty disputes with the Philippines and other countries, issued new rules effective June 15 that would enforce a 2021 coast guard law and allow detention of foreigners suspected of trespassing. "The new policy of threatening to detain our own citizens, tha...

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