Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. redacted a social media post claiming Vietnam has supported the Philippines’ arbitral award in the South China Sea. </p><p>On August 30, the President posted several photos after Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang’s visit in Manila, and thanked Hanoi “for supporting the Arbitral Award.”</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/30/marcos-seeks-deeper-ties-in-meeting-with-vietnam-s-defense-chief-1546">Marcos seeks deeper ties in meeting with Vietnam’s defense chief</a></div><p>“We thank Vietnam for the supporting the Arbitral Award. Together, we remain committed to peaceful resolutions, deescalating tensions and ensuring that the rule of law and a rules based international order prevail in our region,” the original post read.</p><p>But on Saturday, the President removed the statement claiming that Vietnam backed the legal award that invalidated China’s 9-dash line map as the basis of its claims in the South China Sea.</p><p>The Palace has yet to comment on why the post was changed, while the Department of Foreign Affairs has yet to confirm if Hanoi has requested for the statement to be dropped.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/28/ph-vietnam-set-to-sign-defense-cooperation-agreement-on-friday-2050">PH, Vietnam set to sign defense cooperation agreement on Friday</a></div><p>China and the Philippines have been locked in a years-long dispute in the South China Sea.</p><p>Beijing claims almost the entire waterway with its so-called nine-dash line, which overlaps the exclusive economic zones of Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.</p><p>The Philippines uses the West Philippine Sea name for the portion of the SCS that it claims.</p><p>In 2016, an international tribunal in The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines and invalidated China&#x27;s claim in the strategic waters, but Beijing has refused to accept the ruling.</p><p>China has also become more assertive in its maritime territorial claims, leading to multiple clashes where Philippine ships have been damaged and Filipino sailors injured by water cannons. <strong></strong></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/31/watch-chinese-ship-rams-brp-teresa-magbanua-3-times-1657">WATCH: Chinese ship rams BRP Teresa Magbanua 3 times</a></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. redacted a social media post claiming Vietnam has supported the Philippines’ arbitral award in the South China Sea.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. redacted a social media post claiming Vietnam has supported the Philippines’ arbitral award in the South China Sea.

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Marcos Jr. edits post on Vietnam’s supposed support for PH arbitral award

Marcos Jr. edits post on Vietnam’s supposed support for PH arbitral award

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 31, 2024 11:00 PM PHT

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