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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(RADYO INQUIRER) Kinondena ng ilang senador ang pagbangga ng Chinese militia vessels sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship at isang resupply vessel sa West Philippine Sea (WPS). “I am one with peace-loving Filipinos in strongly condemning this latest abhorrent actions of the China Coast Guard and Chinese maritime militia that put in danger the lives…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Several senators and ambassadors expressed concern and denounced the collision of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-contracted resupply boat and a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ship in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday. The incident happened during a regular and routine Rotation and Resupply (RORE) mission to BRP Sierra Madre at around…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Several senators and ambassadors expressed concern and denounced the collision of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-contracted resupply boat and a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ship in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday. The incident happened during a regular and routine Rotation and Resupply (RORE) mission to BRP Sierra Madre at around…
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(GMA NEWS) Lawmakers on Sunday condemned the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) attempt to thwart an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) resupply mission that resulted in a collision in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said the CCG’s actions not only violated maritime norms and international law but also posed…
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(NEWS KO) Ipinahayag ito ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada matapos banggain ng Chinese Coast Guard ang barkong inarkila ng Armed Forces of the Philippines para sa resupply mission sa Ayungin Shoal sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Estrada, chairman ng Senate committee on national defense and security, ang naturang aksyon ng Chinese Coast Guard ay hindi…
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