WATCH: Despite revising her original resolution, opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros says that she was grateful to her colleagues for reaching a consensus on condemning China’s harassment of Filipino fishermen. Full story:
MANILA, Philippines – Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, August 2, said that the adopted Senate resolution “strongly condemning” China’s incessant incursions in the West Philippine Sea was not a “watered down” version of her original resolution.
On Tuesday, August 1, the Senate unanimously approved Resolution No. 718, which was a merged version of Resolutions No. 659 and 707 filed by Hontiveros and Zubiri, respectively. Some senators, including Cayetano, last week moved to put on hold the approval of Senate Resolution 659. They believed that bringing the issue before the UN might trigger tensions between the two countries, prompting the Senate to hold an executive session with security officials.
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