Published June 3, 2021, 11:45 AM
Senator Francis Tolentino proposed the mandatory use of the names “West Philippine Sea” or “Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas” to refer to the western part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
TIGHT WATCH – Crew members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra monitor the departure of seven Chinese militia vessels from the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on April 27, 2021. (Philippine Coast Guard)
Tolentino filed on Wednesday, June 2, Senate Bill No. 2266 which seeks to institutionalize the use of West Philippine Sea (WPS) for the western side of the archipelago and assert the Philippine’s sovereignty over the area.
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to implement the “waterfalls policy” to hasten the government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program so that the country could finally achieve herd immunity. Tolentino said the IATF should allow the limited vaccine s
Senate Majority Leader Juan MIguel Zubiri has suggested to his colleague, Senator Francis Tolentino, to make simple the measure that would postpone the elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindano (BARMM) from 2022 to 2025.
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Albe
Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing to rename the Benham Rise as the Philippine Rise or “Talampas ng Pilipinas” to assert the country's sovereign rights over the resource-rich undersea plateau.
Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) In the Senate Bill No. 2235 he filed Monday, Ma
Tolentino files bill formalizing Duterte’s renaming of Benham Rise to Philippine Rise By HANA BORDEY, GMA News
Published May 27, 2021 1:14pm Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a bill seeking to formalize the renaming of Benham Rise to Philippine Rise or Talampas ng Pilipinas. In a statement, Tolentino said this will underscore the Philippines’ assertion of sovereign rights over the 13-million hectare undersea plateau off Aurora province. The said area is part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Senate Bill 2235 will likewise “complement” President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 25 which changed the name of the undersea region. “This bill seeks to complement Executive Order No. 25, and to solidify the sovereign will of the people by renaming, through legislative fiat, the Benham Rise as Philippine Rise or Talampas ng Pilipinas,” he said in his explanatory note.