Tag: West Philippine Sea (WPS)

China resorting to gaslighting - Jinggoy

(MANILA STANDARD) Gaslighting seems to be the latest tactic employed by China to divert public attention from their latest act of bullying. China has been caught on video harassing Filipino troops as they tried to intercept the supply packages airdropped by a military aircraft for those stationed in the BRP Sierra Madre. “China must immediately…
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Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on China’s latest accusations vs PH troops in WPS

Gaslighting. That seems to be the latest tactic China appeared to have employed to divert public attention to the fact that they have, and it has been caught on video, harassed our troops as they tried to intercept the supply packages airdropped by a military aircraft for those stationed in the BRP Sierra Madre. China…
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PBBM ‘calm, not combative’ in Shangri-La dialogue − Jinggoy

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said President Marcos was calm and not combative when he was at the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Estrada said this during the Kapihan sa Senado on Tuesday, June 4, after he was asked if China will be more intense…
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Sen. Estrada curses at China’s aggression in West Philippine Sea

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada cussed at China’s continued bullying in the country’s territories. At Tuesday’s Kapihan sa Senado, Estrada expressed exasperation over China’s unrelenting aggression against Filipino troops. The senator believes there is already enough basis to warrant the filing of another case against China. “Binabasa natin araw-araw sa…
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Statement on China Coast Guard’s seizure of PH supplies for BRP Sierra Madre

Unacceptable, an affront to humanity, a callous act that must be met with the utmost condemnation not only by our government but the international community as well. As I call upon our government to continue asserting our sovereignty and safeguard the welfare of our soldiers stationed at the Ayungin Shoal, I urge our international allies…
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Philippines bent on resolving regional conflicts through peaceful means — Estrada

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said the country is still committed to peacefully resolving regional conflicts through dialogue and diplomatic channels. He mentioned this amid the government’s shift from internal security to territorial defense. Estrada earlier joined President Marcos at the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore–an…
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Jinggoy fends off criticisms vs PH shift to territorial defense amid evolving security challenges

DESPITE the government’s focus shift from internal security to territorial defense, the country remains committed to resolving regional conflicts peacefully through dialogue and diplomatic channels, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today said. Estrada made the assertion as he joined President Marcos Jr. in the ongoing 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue…
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Statement on the successful mission of Atin Ito Coalition

Nakakabilib at nakakaalab ng damdamin ang katapangan at hindi natitinag na determinasyon ng mga kababayan natin na ipaglaban ang soberanya ng bansa sa gitna ng mga balakid at panganib na kailangan nilang suungin. I stand in awe of the remarkable efforts of these brave men and women from the Atin Ito Coalition for their extraordinary…
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Estrada blasts ‘Chinese disinformation’

(THE MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jinggoy Estrada said on Thursday that the “new model” to ease tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was nothing but a disinformation campaign by the Chinese government. “Let us reassert that Ayungin Shoal is an integral part of our exclusive economic zone, a fact that has been unequivocally upheld by…
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Estrada: Chinese claim on alleged recorded call plain ‘disinformation’

(PNA) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday denounced the alleged recorded audio communication between a Chinese diplomat and a high-ranking Filipino military official as “nothing but another apparent disinformation campaign by the Chinese government.” In a statement, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense further called it a “trap” to divert attention from…
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