Responding to China's military exercises in contested waters off Paracel Islands & their banning of navigation in the area, Foreign Secretary @teddyboylocsin warned of the "severest response" if they encroached on Philippines maritime territory - @gmanews https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/745376/philippines-warns-china-of-severest-response-if-exercises-reach-phl-seas/story/