ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Bong Go backs PBBM on BRP Sierra Madre's continued presence in Ayungin Shoal

Bong Go backs PBBM on BRP Sierra Madre's continued presence in Ayungin Shoal

Published Aug 13, 2023 03:43 am

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go expressed his strong support to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.’s stand on the BRP Sierra Madre’s continued presence in Ayungin Shoal, saying he too opposes any potential agreement to withdraw the vessel in its current location.

Bong Go.jpg

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go (Photo courtesy of O/S Bong Go)

“Unang-una, hindi po ako aware kung meron man agreement o wala na dapat nang i-withdraw ang BRP Sierra Madre sa Ayungin Shoal (Firstly, I’m not aware if there is any agreement to withdraw the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal),” Go said when asked about Marcos’ statement on the alleged agreement between the government and China to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal.

“Ngunit sang-ayon po ako sa ating Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na dapat po ay hindi i-withdraw. Atin po ‘yun. Atin po ‘yun (But I agree with our President Marcos that that should not be withdrawn. That is ours. That is ours),” added Go.

“What is ours is ours po. At bilang Pangulo, si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos bilang (and as president, President Marcos as the) chief architect ng ating (of our) foreign policy, ay alam n’ya po kung ano po ang mas makakabuti sa atin (he knows what would be best for us) considering all things,” Go reiterated.

Last week, the President reiterated his stance of his belief, there is no deal to withdraw the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal.

“I’m not aware of any such arrangement or agreement that the Philippines will remove from its own territory its own ship, in this case, the BRP Sierra Madre from the Ayungin Shoal,” the President said in a video from the Presidential Communications Office.

“And let me go further, if there does exist such an agreement, I rescind that agreement as of now,” Marcos added.

Go further renewed his call for Filipinos to take a decisive actions and ensure that the BRP Sierra Madre stays in Ayungin Shoal.

Go made the call in light of the Chinese Coast Guard brazen attack against a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel with a water cannon while on its way to a resupplying mission at Ayungin Shoal.

China claimed that the Philippines agreed to withdraw the BRP Sierra Madre several times, but did not specify which government leader or agency made such a promise.

Both Malacañang and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) denied China's claims.

Related Tags

BRP Sierra Madre Sen. Bong Go PBBM
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.