FILE PHOTO: Colonel Medel Aguilar (right), spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, whispers to Jonathan Malaya, spokesperson for the National Security Council, as they take part in a press conference in response to recent aggression of the Chinese Coast Guard against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines, August 07, 2023. Ezra Acayan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo