WASHINGTON D.C., United States --- President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Sunday (Monday Manila time) said he has taken up with China the recent near collision between Chinese and Philippine vessels off the Spratlys Islands. A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists in the disputed South China Sea, causing a near-collision. The latest in a steady string of incidents between China and the Philippines in the contested waterway. "I did. I have already," Marcos told reporters on board the plane en route to Washington when asked if he would take up with China the recent incident between Chinese and Philippine vessels. "I asked him --...Keep on reading: Bongbong Marcos discusses with China recent Chinese, PH vessels near-crash