The Senate took a collective stance as early as August of last year and adopted Resolution No. 79, condemning China’s repeated violations and aggressive actions. They urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and relevant agencies to take appropriate actions. Senators, crossing party lines, jointly urged our government to intensify its efforts to engage the international…
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Kahanga-hanga ang ipinamalas na katapangan at pagtatanggol sa karapatan ng ating kababayang mangingisda mula sa Zambales sa gitna ng panggigipit ng Chinese Coast Guard. Patunay ito na hindi natitinag ang diwa ng sambayanang Pilipino na itaguyod at protektahan ang soberanya ng ating bansa laban sa mga nanghihimasok sa ating teritoryo. Our fishermen are not only…
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Today is a historic milestone for our Filipino seafarers. The signing into law of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers or Republic Act 12021 is the culmination of my years of hard work in pushing for its passage since the 16th Congress, and I am deeply proud that it has finally come to fruition. The…
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The announcement of the new round of increases in the daily minimum wage for workers in Region IV-A (CALABARZON) and Region VII (Central Visayas) is a positive development but I cannot ignore the fact that the rate of increase is still insignificant. Sa aking palagay, hindi pa rin sapat ito para punan ang tumataas na…
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We must address the logistical requirements of the Philippine Coast Guard to fully support their mission and assist in upholding our nation’s territorial integrity. This is particularly crucial given the challenges they have encountered, as exemplified by the case of BRP Teresa Magbanua. Increasing budgetary support is essential to ensure that all deployed vessels receive…
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What difference does it make if she discloses in an open session as against a proceeding conducted behind closed doors? Alice Guo testified falsely before us, telling us a tall tale about her circumstances and practically everything we asked her in the previous Senate hearings. What assurance that she will be open, truthful, and cooperative…
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Ridiculous, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous,whimsical, capricious. Saan ka nakakita na ang mga nagmamagandang loob at nais makiramay sa mga nangangailangan ay maaari pa palang pagmultahin kung hindi dadaan muna sa Office of the Mayor? Para mag-paalam? Sa panahon na sakuna, ang lahat ng klase ng tulong ay mahalaga lalong lalo na sa mga nangangailangan – ang…
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We have all the reasons and enough evidence to bring the repeated and unprovoked dangerous actions of the Chinese Coast Guard before international courts. Our government has sufficient basis to take immediate and decisive legal action to hold China accountable for its increasingly aggressive actions. They have repeatedly endangered the lives of our brave men…
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I urge all concerned government agencies to explore all legal avenues, including the possibility of having an international arbitration to step in to hold China accountable for its repeated and dangerous maneuvers against our vessels. Paulit-ulit na nalalagay sa panganib ang kaligtasan at buhay ng ating mga kababayan. Sobra na. Nanadya na talaga sila para…
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It is deeply concerning and must be condemned in the strongest terms the firing of flares by China at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft conducting a lawful mission over Zamora reef. Such actions are not only irresponsible but also dangerously provocative. Deploying flares multiple times at a dangerously close distance is…
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