‘WPS clash deliberate, not a misunderstanding’

By Charles Dantes, Rex Espiritu and Rachelle Tonelada

THE attack on Philippine Navy troops near Ayungin Shoal by China Coast Guard and militia on June 17 was “deliberate,” the Defense and Foreign Affairs secretaries and the National Security Adviser said in a joint statement, departing from the earlier pronouncement of Executive Secretary that the incident was only a “misunderstanding.” investigation due to the discovery of the illegal Philippine Offshore

Former US Air Force officer Ray Powell, for his part, said Bersamin's use of the words "misunderstanding" and "accident" were "unfortunate."

"This is clearly not an accident, it is clearly not a misunderstanding. These were deliberate acts by the China Coast Guard," Powell told ABS-CBN News in a virtual interview.

“I think that the idea behind using terms like that was toward de-escalation. But we need to be very careful when we consider de-escalation as an outcome, that we don’t sort of fall into the trap,” Powell added.

Operator (POGO) hubs in Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga. "We are also investigating the regional director on the reports thatwere not acted upon properly. We put accountability there on the regional directors," General Marbil said at a press briefing.

Iconic McDonald’s stores

Megaworld townships are known as homes to the most iconic McDonald’s stores in the country. These include the ‘most beautiful McDonald’s’ at The Upper East in Bacolod City; the sprawling McDonald’s at Capital Town Pampanga known as the ‘biggest McDonald’s’ in the country; and the ‘firstever McDonald’s NXTGen store’ in the whole Negros Island at Northill Gateway just five minutes away from the BacolodSilay International Airport.