PCG: China less aggressive now in WPS

By Vince Lopez and Rey E. Requejo

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday it has seen some improvement in China's behavior in parts of the West Philippine Sea after its coast guard were exposed as harassing Philippine ships inside the country’s exclusive economic zone.

PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela said exposing China's incursions in Philippine waters helped in changing China's behavior towards Philippine ships in the area.

"In some features of the West Philippine Sea, we can already see some of the changes of behavior of the Chinese Coast Guard. Before they were aggressive all over the West Philippine Sea," Tarriela said in an interview with ANC.