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Published May 24, 2021, 5:21 PM Senator Richard J. Gordon on Monday revealed that high ranking Philippine and Chinese diplomatic officials met last Friday regarding the contentious West Philippine Sea (WPS) territorial dispute. ‘’I am cautiously optimistic that the bilateral meeting would result in the stopping of the unwelcome activities in the WPS by the Chinese naval assets,’’ Gordon said as Chinese militia assets just move in and around many reefs in the WPS despite a series of Philippine diplomatic protests. ‘’We are a friendly people but we don’t want to be threatened especially our hardworking fisherfolk,’’ Gordon said. Senators have chided Chinese ‘’landgrabbing’’ activities in the WPS despite a United Nations arbitration court favoring a Philippine WPS territorial claim and rejecting China’s ‘’historical’’ claim. ....
By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News Published May 24, 2021 5:50pm China Coast Guard vessels patrol past a Chinese fishing vessel at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo President Rodrigo Duterte will not discuss the government s policy on the West Philippine Sea with former presidents because it is not an urgent matter, Malacañang said Monday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made the response when asked for updates on the President s supposed plan to talk with former Presidents on West Philippine Sea amid a bevy of diplomatic protests filed by the Philippines against China over Beijing s unabated incursions with Manila s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. ....
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Published May 20, 2021, 2:37 PM Malacañang disclosed that President Duterte was considering meeting with his predecessors to discuss the issues concerning the West Philippine Sea. File photo of President Duterte meeting former presidents Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Fidel Ramos, and Benigno Aquino III in Malacañang in July 2016. (Presidential Photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after former Senator Rodolfo Biazon called for the convening of the National Security Council (NSC) to come up with a “clear and united” stand on the issue. In his press briefing on Thursday, Roque said that President Duterte was looking for an alternative to convening the NSC and one of the options was to meet with previous Philippine presidents anew. ....
Published May 20, 2021, 2:25 PM Senators on Thursday urged the country’s leaders to discuss, unify and come up with a strong stand on the issues hounding the West Philippine Sea to counter the confusing statements the public is hearing from Malacanang. Senator Grace Poe said convening the National Security Council (NSC) to discuss the Philippine’s stand on the West Philippine Sea would be a timely intervention in the face of the conflicting declarations coming from President Duterte and some government officials. “It is high time that the whole-of-government comes up with a clear and united stand on the West Philippine Sea issue. The convening of the NSC as soon as possible would be a timely intervention,” Poe said when sought to comment on former Senator Rodolfo Biazon’s call. ....