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Various personalities from politics, media, and ordinary Filipinos poured tributes for former military general and veteran lawmaker Rodolfo "Pong" Biazon
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(Photo from the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea)
Biazon said that while it was a good move on the part of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to summon Chinese ambassador Huang Xilian and taking him to task on the escalating tensions in the area, the government must pursue all means of protecting its own territory in accordance to what the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) provides.
“Beyond that I think the country should pursue and proceed with maritime patrols in the area,” Biazon said in an interview over ANC Headstart.
Biazon, vice chairman of the House Committee on National Defense, pointed out that even though the Chinese Navy challenged them, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane was able to conduct maritime patrols over the Julian Felipe Reef where the Chinese vessels refused to leave.
Photo of Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021
(Photo courtesy of National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea / FILE PHOTO)
The vice chairperson of the House Committee on National Defense, said on Wednesday, April 14, that the AFP should have been more concerned that Filipinos were harassed “in their area of responsibility” instead of taking issue with their coverage of the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
“There should be an insatiable desire to get ahead in defending Filipinos and Philippine rights,” Biazon said in a statement.
“We should even thank Chiara Zambrano for providing valuable intelligence information on Chinese navy operations just 90 nautical miles from Palawan,” he added.