claiming that the Taiwanese fishing boat "provoked" the shooting. (對應到漁船挑釁所以開火)
Abigail Valte, a spokeswoman at the Presidential Office, said at a press conference that the officers made an "appropriate response" after they fired into the air as a warning and the Taiwanese fishing boat "refused to stop." (對應到開了幾槍)
Valte said the Presidential Office will decide whether to apologize over the incident after the results of an investigation are available. (對應到要等調查出爐才決定是否道歉)
"Isorena said the PCG fired warning shots at the much larger fishing trawler when it tried to ram their vessel. "
"Perez said the Taiwanese vessels were already in Philippine territorial waters when they were spotted by the Coast Guard. "
“The ramming of the boat into our vessel was certainly an aggressive act so the PCG (Philippine Coast Guard) responded accordingly,” Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said.