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Malacañang on Wednesday, November 4, said efforts to improve diplomatic relations with China would not stop the Philippines from defending its territorial rights and interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Palace Undersecretary Claire Castro made the statement following reports of an agreement between Manila and Beijing to manage differences and stabilize relations after a phone conversation between Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Castro stressed that diplomatic engagement with China and the country's defense of its WPS rights were separate matters. (Video courtesy of RTVM)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/11/04/diplomacy-with-china-wont-stop-philippines-from-defending-west-ph-sea-rights-palace

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00:00The report po ng SIN1, China and the Philippines agreed on Tuesday that both sides should responsibly manage their differences,
00:08stabilize the situation, and seek to expand their shared interests.
00:14The two sides reached the agreement during the phone call between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Philippine Foreign Affairs
00:22Secretary Maria Teresa Lazzaro.
00:25Confirmation lang po kung nangyari po ito.
00:28Sa ngayon ay hindi po natin natanong ang DFA.
00:32Hihingi ko muna ang kanilang abiso kung may kailangan akong banggitin kung ito man ay naganap o hindi.
00:40Pero kung yan man ay naganap, maganda pong balita po yan.
00:43Pero bibigyan ko po kayo ng confirmasyon, most probably matapos ang briefing na ito.
00:48And ma'am, kung nangyari nga ito, does this mean na ipapatigil ba ng palasyo ang mga bangayan sa China?
00:55Ibang usapin po ang patungkol sa ating karapatan sa teritoryo at interes sa West Philippine Sea.
01:03Mas maganda po na lahat ng pakikipag-usap sa anumang bansa, anumang bansa,
01:09ay dapat nadadaan sa diplomasya.
01:12Pero hindi natin mapipigilan ang iba natin mga liderato na ang mandato ay ipagtanggol ang ating karapatan at ang interest
01:20natin sa West Philippine Sea.
01:21So, let's get into it.

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