PDU30, hinawakan ang West Philippine Sea dispute ng “maingat at walang pag-aalinlangan”

“CAREFULLY and decisively,” ang naging paghawak ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa maritime dispute  sa West Philippine Sea (WPS).

“The China-Philippine relationship has been placed on a better platform and has now been… better than what we experienced the last six years,” ayon kay Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar.

“This is exhibited by his unrelenting stance on the West Philippine Sea where he again mentions that the 2016 arbitral award – a significant contribution to the body of international law particularly the 1982 UNCLOS and that it singles out no one,” ani Andanar.

Aniya, paninindigan ng pamahalaan ang “full implementation” ng  2022 declaration ng  conduct of parties sa South China Sea,  alinsunod sa freedom of navigation and over-flight, exercise self restraint at  protect the marine environment na nakasaad sa  UNCLOS.

Sinabi ng  Philippine Foreign Affairs Department  na nakapaghain na sila ng mahigit  sa  300 diplomatic protests laban sa “unprovoked” Chinese illegal activities sa West Philippine Sea.

Samantala, pinuri naman ni Andanar si Pangulong Duterte para sa  “tumitibay at lumalalim”  na relasyon nito sa  China.

Pinasalamatan din ni Andanar ang  China para sa donasyon nito na bakuna sa panahon ng  COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are once again grateful to China, our friend for more than a thousand years for helping us through these challenging and tough times,” ayon kay  Andanar.

“With the vaccines China has donated, we were able to start our healing and economic recovery as a people and nation during the beginning of the pandemic,” aniya pa rin. (Daris Jose)