FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija: The Philippines is preparing to file a diplomatic protest against China if it can prove that there is ongoing "militarization" in one of the disputed territories, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday.
In a press conference here after the turnover ceremony of the Philippine Army's Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Lorenzana said the Chinese government had committed not to militarize any of the reclaimed islands, among them the Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef where aerial photos showed the Chinese military building a 3.125-meter runway.
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