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Philippine Bar Association The public life of the late former President Benigno S. Aquino III “is an example to us all,” the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) said on Friday, June 25. “May he rest in peace, and may the nation honor his memory and his fealty to the Rule of Law,” the PBA sai
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Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid
It is about time for us, all Filipino citizens, to take a united stand on the West Philippine Sea, and demand that our leaders do the same.
Our confused state, the mixed messages we send, and flip-flopping from President Duterte has set us back in our advocacy. We have wasted time and resources that should have been committed in the pursuit of our goal if our leaders had been single-minded in their advocacy.
In this timeline, are actions and statements made by Manila and Beijing during the months of April and May, 2021:
April 5: Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana accuses Beijing of planning to occupy more “features” in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with reports that a fleet of 220 Chinese ships in the area. This sparked a diplomatic row with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) filing several protests. Manila had asked Beijing to withdraw its “maritime militia” vessels which China had refused, insisting they were fishing boats.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (Malacañang/Manila Bulletin)
Panelo made the offer after rejecting allegations that the President’s withdrawal from the debate with Carpio was supposedly a sign of cowardice. He argued that Carpio was actually no match for the President since they don’t have “the same rank, same intelligence, and same status.”
“Hindi naman siya presidente ng bansa. Pangalawa, hindi pa nga siya opisyal (He is the president. Second, he’s not even an official),” Panelo said about Carpio during a recent episode of his “Counterpoint” program.
“Kung gusto mo makipagdebate Tony Carpio, tayong dalawa. Pareho tayong Sigma Rho, tayo ang magdebate (If you want to debate Tony Carpio, just the two of us. We’re both Sigma Rho, I’ll debate with you),” he added.