The Senate resolution condemning China's incursions in the West Philippine Sea will be on the table when lawmakers meet President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. for dinner on Wednesday night.
The Senate Resolution condemning China's incursions in the West Philippine Sea will be on the table when lawmakers meet President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for dinner on Wednesday night. , condemning China's continued harassment of Filipino fishermen.
“That said, the senate has to be the bad cop here, so we can give the President more ammunition, that this is the unified voice of the Philippines, so he can say look, I’m getting pressure from the senators. We have to push back [on these Chinese aggression]. Otherwise, we just might wake up and find them in Palawan already,” he added.
Secretary Enrique Manalo of the Department of Foreign Affairs already informed the senators that bringing the issue of Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea before the UN General Assembly is an option that the DFA is looking at.
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