President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said he won't attempt to recall Ambassador Huang Xilian as the Philippines can't afford to make mistakes that could lead to "huge trouble" amid the Chinese official's "hostile behavior."

In a media interview with the Philippine media delegation in Tokyo before his flight back to Manila, Marcos said that Huang was just doing his job and giving China's side of the story on the West Philippine Sea dispute.

He also said that any envoy who takes over for Huang should do the same, adding that whoever the Chinese designated as its envoy to the Philippines was beyond Manila's control.

"Well, (Huang) is the ambassador of China, so he will always take the Chinese position," Marcos said.

"Again, if maybe it's me personally being talked about, you are talking about the Philippines; it does not serve any purpose for us to lose our temper or overreact," Marcos added.

Security officials said earlier this month that Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia ships had "harassed, blocked, and executed dangerous maneuvers" on Philippine civilian supply boats to "illegally" stop a normal mission to resupply and rotate at Ayungin Shoal.

Marcos has said that China's actions are "aggressions," "provocations," and "clear violations of international law and the rules-based international order."

More politicians have joined the call for Huang to be sent home after the latest attacks on Filipino ships in the West Philippine Sea.

He said that getting rid of Huang and replacing him with a new envoy would not change anything because the new envoy would still support China's stance.

"So, they won't stop that. That's why we have to, that's why we have to work around it. We cannot overreact to this. You'll say, 'Some get irritated, saying it's not about us, it's about the Philippines.' If we make a mistake, it'll be a big mess. So, we don't want to go anywhere near that situation," Marcos said.

When asked if he wanted a new approach against China, the President said he was ready to negotiate a solution.

"Of course, I wish we talked about it over the table as supposed to colliding with each other's ships in the open sea. Of course, I would prefer a less confrontational method of trying to decide these things. But it is what it is," Marcos said.