MANILA, Philippines — 'We cannot allow ourselves to fall again into the gray zone trap of China to paint the Philippines' image as a warmongering nation.' Coast Guard Commodore Jay Tarriela made the warning during a hybrid forum organized by the Stratbase ADR Institute and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Philippines on Wednesday. The forum is called ' Countering Gray Zone Operations in the Maritime Indo-Pacific.' Though Tarriela is the Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson on the West Philippine Sea, he made it clear that made that remark only in his capacity as a maritime security scholar.

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