「廣大興28號」遭菲律賓攻擊事件已經一星期,但國際輿論卻逐漸不利我方,外交部為此召集法務部、漁業署等部會,正式召開國際記者會。記者會全程以英文或同步口譯進行,外交部長林永樂表示,我方已經獲知菲律賓的正式道歉,但絕對無法接受菲方稱這次事件是「非蓄意(unintended)」的說法,他強調,事發在台菲兩國重疊的專屬經濟海域,並不是菲方所稱的菲國水域,而且在船上找出59個彈孔,這更是菲國船隻蓄意殺戮的明確證據,菲方所稱的自衛原因也不成立。林永樂說:『Shooting and killing are not allowed under any circumstances.In this particular case, the Philippines’ law enforcement personnel of an official vessel opened fire with automatic weapons on an unarmed Taiwanese fishing vessel that was not provoking it, and killed our fisherman, in an unacceptable act of violence. 』