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The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said livelihood of Filipino fisherfolk adversely affected by Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea is “not a joke.” Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) The...

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Tuesday, May 11, that he knew President Duterte was only joking when the latter said he would ride a jet ski to assert the Philippines' sovereignty. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) Duterte addressed on Monday, May 10,...

While President Rodrigo Duterte may consider his statements about the West Philippine Sea issue during the May 2016 elections a joke, Senator Panfilo Lacson said such pronouncements are no laughing matter. Duterte, on Monday night, admitted that his promise to ride a jet ski to Spratly Island, one...

It was just a joke. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address from Davao City on May 10, 2021 (RTVM) President Duterte never intended to ride a jet ski to Spratlys island and plant a Philippine flag to assert the country's ownership, saying people who fell for this campaign promise were...