Given the recurring acts of aggression against our countrymen in the West Philippine Sea, I urge Department of Foreign Affairs Sec. Enrique Manalo to direct our ambassador to China to return to the country for consultation on the course of action in seeking redress for the persistent challenges we face in the WPS. The DFA is…
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(ABANTE) Hiniling ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa gobyerno na dalhin na sa United Nations ang usapin ng pam-bu-bully ng China sa Pilipinas. Giniit ito ni Estrada matapos harangin at bombahin ng tubig ng barko ng China ang barko ng Pilipinas na patungong Ayungin Shoal para sa resupply mission sa BRP Sierra Madre. “Our government should seriously consider heeding the adopted Senate Resolution No. 79 which recommends several courses of action, one of…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers are urging Congress to promptly approve increased funding for agencies responsible for safeguarding the West Philippine Sea, especially in the wake of China’s recent provocative actions. China Coast Guard vessel 5203 reportedly blasted a boat carrying provisions to Filipino soldiers stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal last Friday,…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada reiterated the call for the Philippine government to seek the international community’s support at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and condemn China for its bullying tactics in the West Philippine Sea. Estrada made the statement in relation to the China Coast Guard’s latest water cannon incident and dangerous maneuvers against…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) AT A GLANCE Senators on Saturday, Nov. 11 condemned China’s recent move of deploying a water cannon on a much smaller Philippine vesselchartered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senators on Saturday, Nov. 11 condemned China’s recent move of deploying a water cannon on a much smaller Philippine vessel chartered by the…
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Our government should seriously consider heeding the adopted Senate Resolution No. 79 which recommends several courses of action, one of which is the filing of a resolution before the United Nations General Assembly to call for the cessation of all activities that harass Philippine vessels and violate our established rights in the West Philippine Sea.…
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(PNA) MANILA – The plan of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to file “environmental” charges against China before an international tribunal earns support from senators. Senator Jinggoy Estrada is optimistic that the case is being studied thoroughly by the Department of Justice (DOJ) after China was reported to have destroyed corals in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).…
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(ABANTE) Mariing tinutulan ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang rekomendasyon na gamitin ang terminong Sea of Asia sa pagtukoy sa West Philippine Sea. Paliwanag ni Estrada, chairman ng Senate Committee on National Defense, ang West Philippine Sea ay isang geopolitical designation ng pamahalaan at alternatibong pangalan sa bahagi ng South China Sea na bahagi ng Exclusive…
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The term “West Philippine Sea” is a geopolitical designation of our government, an alternative name to the parts of the South China Sea that are within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in which we have territorial and maritime claims in that region. Ang katagang ito ay sumasalamin sa legal na pag-angkin natin sa teritoryong…
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(NEWS 5) Senators have condemned China after Beijing’s coast guard vessels was accused of intentionally colliding with Philippine vessels in the South China Sea. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri urged the China Coast Guard (CCG) to comply with international laws governing safe maritime travel and recognize the Philippines’ freedom of navigation in its own exclusive…
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