MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday called “blatant lies” the claim of the Chinese foreign ministry regarding the incident in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, which injured Filipino fisherfolk. Three Filipino fishers were injured when Chinese forces fired water cannons to drive them away from the shoal on Saturday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). READ: 3 Filipino fishers hurt, 2 boats damaged in Chinese harassment at Escoda Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, however, offered a different version of the event, without mentioning the water cannon incident and framing the operations as “legitimate, lawful, professional, restrained […]... Keep on reading: Teodoro: China’s claim that fishers wield knives vs CCG a ‘blatant lie’