Marcos asks China to tell PH about rocket launches

BENGALURU – President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. said Friday that he hopes China would give the Philippines notice when it launches rockets so that concerned authorities may monitor falling debris.

Marcos also said China did not commit any violations regarding their rocket launch near Palawan.

''Sabihan ninyo kami kung saan dadaan. Kapag may babagsak, kukunin namin sa dagat. Tapos ipadala namin sa inyo,'' Marcos told the Philippine media delegation in India. 

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said China did not commit any violations regarding their rocket launch near Palawan but wished that they could have warned the Philippines beforehand.

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Marcos also recalled that he had told Chinese President Xi Jinping that the Philippines has no interest in their rockets. 

The Philippines has expressed concern about the launch of China's Long March 12 rocket that was seen over Puerto Princesa City in Palawan last Monday.

Puerto Princesa residents reported hearing explosions on Monday just as a fiery object crossed the sky. The ground shook as a result of the blasts.

Chinese state media said the Long March-12 rocket, which successfully brought into pre-set orbit a group of internet satellites, launched from a commercial spacecraft site Monday night in China's southern province of Hainan. –NB, GMA Integrated News