A bill for the environmental protection and preservation of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has been gaining ground among key government agencies.
A bill for the environmental protection and preservation of the West Philippine Sea has been gaining ground among key government agencies.
This amid heightened tensions in the WPS wherein a Chinese coast guard blocked a Filipino fishing vessel. Rep. Eddie Villanueva has also expressed his full support for the bill, calling it an “important and timely initiative that could provide a common ground and shared interest for all contending states.”Hagedorn also thanked House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for prioritizing the hearing of HB 6373.
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