MB Daily News Update


In a bid to set the record straight on the raging West Philippine Sea (WPS) controversy, President Duterte invited former Senate president and Marcos era defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile to give his personal account and historical perspective on how the Philippines lost control of the area.

The 97-year-old statesman elucidated his views on the WPS, as well as the relations of the Philippines with the United States, in the Monday night, May 17, 2021, televised Talk to the People of the President.

These stories topbill our update this Tuesday morning, May 18, 2021.

Former Senate president and Marcos era defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile shares his thoughts on the West Philippine Sea and the country's relations with China and the United States at Monday night's President Duterte's Talk to the Nation on Monday night, May 17, 2021. (Photo from the Office of the President)
  1. President Duterte’s Talk to the People with elderly statesman Juan Ponce Enrile

On the West PH Sea

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