The 160,000 Filipinos living in Taiwan is a reason Marcos cites for getting involved.
Philippines medical teams are ready to assist any Chinese sailors that crash into themselves, as we saw today:
Tarriela said the Philippine Coast Guard immediately offered to help the Chinese with man-overboard recovery and medical aid for any injured crew. A few sailors could be seen on the bow of the Chinese Coast Guard vessel just moments before it hit the destroyer, but it’s unclear how many may have been hurt in the incident.
OK, I consider this level of passive agressiveness to be fighting talk.
They’d make excellent nurses and caretakers for all the maimed and wounded Taiwanese for sure