Administration Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go assured Thursday President Duterte is “not wasting time” waiting to end his term and is continuing to serve Filipinos even as he prepares for his looming exit from Malacañang after formally turning over power to his elected successor on June 30. A trusted long-time Duterte…
Published January 31, 2021, 3:44 PM
The Philippine government should file a joint diplomatic protest before the United Nations (UN) together with other Southeast Asian countries to protest China’s law allowing its Coast Guard to launch armed attacks against foreign vessels in the West Philippine Sea. Sen. Francis Tolentino
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Administration Sen. Francis Tolentino made the pitch Sunday, the eve of the first day of the implementation of the new law that allows China’s Coast Guard to fire on foreign vessels on Feb. 1.
While Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin has already filed a diplomatic protest against the new China Coast Guard law, Tolentino said the Foreign Affairs Secretary should also start calling for an emergency meeting together with other foreign ministers and start formal or informal talks to discuss such moves and other possible options.