Caskets with anti-China banners found in Metro Manila sites
Caskets draped with anti-China banners were discovered at multiple locations across Metro Manila, prompting a police investigation. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs condemned the act, emphasizing that such intimidation does not reflect the government's foreign policy.
Why it matters
The incident highlights rising public tensions and nationalist sentiment in the Philippines regarding ongoing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea.
CASKETS draped with anti-China banners were left in at least five different sites in Metro Manila on Friday.The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said individual caskets were found in Santa Cruz, Manila; the Boy Scout Circle in South Triangle and the Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City; Barangay 54 in Caloocan City; and Gil Puyat Avenue in Makati City.The banner had slogans such as "Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Greedy! SALOT."Authorities said the caskets were abandoned by persons wearing masks on board white and gray vans at around 2 to 4 a.m.Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered an investigation."This cowardly act will not be left unpunished.
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