The Chinese statement rejecting the 2016 Arbitral Award was scored by the Department of National Defense on Sunday saying it is a “window into the true intentions of the Chinese Communist Party in dealing with our country.”

In a statement dated 23 June, the Chinese Embassy, rejected the 2016 Arbitral Award that affirmed the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the disputed West Philippine Sea.

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the Chinese Embassy in Manila's rejection of the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) statement on the 2016 Arbitral Award shows their "insincerity and duplicity".

"The Chinese Embassy statement replying to our Department of Foreign Affairs is a window into the true intentions of the Chinese Communist Party in dealing with our country," he said in a statement.

The DFA last week, issued a statement condemning China's refusal to recognize the 2016 Arbitral Award even as it stressed that this is final and binding.

But it was rejected by the Chinese Embassy in Manila and called it "a political manipulation in disguise."

It also claimed the Arbitral Award "distorted and abused" the dispute-settlement mechanisms of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Teodoro said they are condemning the arrogant display of deceitful indignation by them.

"What they are saying is unbelievable kaya idinadaan sa alboroto (what they are saying is no longer believable, hence they are resorting to agitation)," said Teodoro.

However, Teodoro said the Philippines will not be cowed by such actions, adding, “We will not be oppressed.”