China, PH discuss near-collision, agree to SCS fishing rights talk

By Maricel V. Cruz

and Charles Dantes

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday he has raised the near-collision

By Vince Lopez

ON BOARD PR001—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thinks a vaccination push, especially for the youth, instead of mandatory face mask use will help stem the tide of rising COVID-19 cases in the country, he said Sunday before leaving for an official trip to the United States.

“It looks like, we will have to conduct again, especially for young people, we’ll have to conduct again a vaccination push to lessen that (COVID cases), especially with people being a little bit, shall we say, getting sick of the heat, that brings down the immunity of the body and that will make of Philippine and Chinese coast guard ships in the West Philippine Sea with Chinese officials.

The Philippines has accused the Chinese coast guard of “dangerous maneu- vers” when one of its ships sailed into the path of a Philippine Coast Guard vessel carrying journalists near Ayunging Shoal, causing a near-collision.

“You know, this is the kind of thing