China warned as Philippine president proposes countermeasures against Beijing's aggression

The Philippines on Thursday clapped back at China following an aggressive confrontation in the South China Sea over the weekend in an incident that involved the employment of water cannons by China’s coast guard, telling Beijing that "Filipinos do not yield."

President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that after meeting with top Philippine defense and security officials, Manila’s response would be "proportionate, deliberate and reasonable in the face of the open, unabating, and illegal...