President Marcos was asked about threshold for triggering treaty and potentially drawing Washington into conflict with Beijing.

The Philippine president warns China not to cross a red line as their standoff in the South China Sea escalates.

The death of any Filipino citizen at the hands of another country in the South China Sea would be “very close” to an act of war, Philippines President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. warned Friday as his nation faces increasingly fraught clashes with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea.

By Joe Brock and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr on Friday denounced illegal, coercive and aggressive actions in the South China Sea, a disputed ocean territory that China has been flooding with coastguard ships in recent months.