Lacson Won’t Back Out from Pag-asa Despite Chinese Radio Challenge November 22, 2021 - "This is my country and no foreign armed forces can tell me to stay out." On this note, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson expressed his sentiment as he took the flight to Pag-asa Island last Saturday. "Being radio challenged by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel stationed more than three nautical miles off the coast of Pag-asa, I never considered backing out. Aside from the possibility of being fired at being remote, this is my country, not theirs. They had no right. That was my mindset," he said on his Twitter account Sunday evening. He said the challenge from one of the Chinese Coast Guard vessels occurred as they were approaching the airstrip in the island. Also, Lacson recalled that as they landed at the airstrip at Pag-asa Island, he read a text message saying "Welcome to China," which he said was unusual. Only a few days earlier, Chinese Coast Guard vessels blo...