Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 13 pressed Malacañang to denounce the Chinese official who described the Philippines’ victory in The Hague as a “piece of waste paper.” “Malacañang should denounce China’s statement. It is long overdue,” Hontiveros said in a statement. “It is...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez has filed a resolution asking Congress to declare July 12 as the National West Philippine Sea Victory Day, in commemoration of the country’s historic win in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague. “This declaration will celebrate our...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque told former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to keep his mouth shut about the West Philippine Sea issue as he was the "traitor" who gave away the country's territory to China and not President Duterte. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and former...
A resolution seeking to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Philippine’s historic legal victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has been filed in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, author of Senate Resolution No. 769, said the country’s victory at...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said there was no truth to reports that Filipino fishermen were being barred from entering parts of the West Philippine Sea, saying he was constantly checking in on his former clients. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Roque made the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, July 12, called on the Department of National Defense (DND) to speed up its construction and expansion of facilities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) Hontiveros issued the appeal as the Philippines commemorates the fifth...
As the world commemorates the fifth anniversary of the Arbitral Tribunal ruling on the South China Sea, Canada has expressed its concern over China’s “escalatory and destabilizing actions” in South China and the East China Sea as it called on all parties to comply with the international...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday renewed his call for the Philippine government to assert its rights over the country’s maritime assets in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which is key to addressing hunger, poverty and high power cost. As the country commemorates the...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, July 9 urged the Senate to immediately pursue the passage of the proposed bill that seeks to officially declare July 12 of every year as the “West Philippine Sea Victory Day” to commemorate the country’s arbitration victory against China. De Lima, who...
If there is one thing former President Benigno Aquino III should be remembered with, it is his determination to fight for the Philippine’s rights and sovereignty, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday. Hontiveros, an ally of the Aquino administration, said it is imperative that the public...
On the upcoming 5th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s decision on the South China Sea disputes between the Philippines and China, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. described the Award as “final” and firmly rejected attempts to undermine or even erase it from law,...
China’s unilateral imposition of a fishing moratorium in the South China Sea under its new coastguard law can curtail and put at risk the legitimate rights of Filipino fishermen to fish in Philippine territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the Philippines does not recognize such...
