The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has maintained that the Triple Action Plan (TAP), which the Philippines introduced at the United Nations (UN), aims to calm the tension in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), not aggravate it, as China claims.

In a recent interview with Senate reporters, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said the TAP was crafted precisely to see if the situation in the West Philippine Sea can be settled peacefully.

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