Manila, Aug. 8 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on China to give earlY notice before rocket stages or debris fall into Philippine waters, saying it would help avoid risks and allow authorities to recover them safely.

"We just wish that perhaps they could warn us a little earlier so that we know the path of the rocket, where the path is and kung magbibitaw sila ng stages kung saan babagsak (if they will release stages, where they will fall)," Marcos said in a press briefing with the Philippine media on Friday.

Marcos said this was not the first time suspected Chinese rocket debris ended up in Philippine waters, but stressed that no law was violated.

"There have been no casualties... The good side to all of this, wala nama cas...