Amid current talks about Philippines and China’s joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea, a fishers’ group expressed its opposition to the plan and called the move a “risky undertaking.”
Amid current talks about Philippines and China’s joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea, a fishers’ group expressed its oppositionto the plan and called the move a “risky undertaking.”In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas Spokesperson Ronnel Arambulo voiced out the group’s disappoinments, saying that it is “simply enraging” how President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. can even consider having a joint venture with China.
“Marcos is quick to demonstrate his subservience and puppetry through his defeatist stance against China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea. Similar to his predecessor Duterte, Marcos seems to set aside this pressing matter for the sake of securing foreign loans and investments from China with hefty and onerous terms of payments,” the official went on.
“I think the central issue there is the difference between sovereignty and sovereign rights,” the President stated. The fishers’ group, however, believes that “nothing favorable to the Philippines” could come out from the joint exploration.
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