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Remembering the 2016 Hague ruling: What has happened since then?
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Published July 11, 2021 12:09pm
Philippine flag being hoisted in the West Philippine Sea (File photo 2017) The Liberal Party on Saturday called to mind the bravery of late former President Benigno Aquino III (PNoy) in standing up to China until The Hauge arbitral victory was won on July 12, 2016, which invalidates Beijing s excessive claims that trample on the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, the LP holds up for everyone to remember PNoy s take of the arbitral court s ruling: “We stood up to them at the [outset] and now so many others are doing the same. We stood up to China because it was the right thing to do.”
Many Filipinos, she said, do not consider China s presence in the Philippine waters as encroachment . Yun ang naririnig ko minsan, hindi tayo apektado, usapan lang yan ng mga pamahalaan. [Pero] pektadong apektado tayo, lalo na ang mga mangingisda natin, the government official added.
[Translation: That s what I hear sometimes that they re not affected since it is an issue involving governments. [But] we re very affected, especially our fishermen.]
Robredo also expressed disappointment that Filipino fishermen experience harassment within the country s exclusive economic zone.
The Philippine government, she said, should take this arbitral win as an advantage to collaborating with other countries that have the similar issues in the disputed waters.