MANILA, Philippines---Invoking the Philippines' Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States against China after a Chinese vessel rammed a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea will be "reckless and premature," Malacaang said Wednesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after Senator Panfilo Lacson said the government should not wait for armed aggression to happen in the disputed area before invoking the 66-year-old defense treaty of the Philippines with the US. Lacson, a former chief of police, also described the MDT as the only arsenal in our disposal in case the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fish...
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