Ni NOEL ABUEL
Iginiit ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada na dapat nang ipasa ng Senado ang Senate Resolution No. 79 na maghain ng resolusyon sa United Nations General Assembly kaugnay ng tuluy-tuloy na pangha-harass ng China sa mga bangka ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea.
“Our government should seriously consider heeding the adopted Senate Resolution No. 79 which recommends several courses of action, one of which is the filing of a resolution before the United Nations General Assembly to call for the cessation of all activities that harass Philippine vessels and violate our established rights in the West Philippine Sea,” pahayag ni Estrada.
“In a show of solidarity, my colleagues and I crossed party lines in unanimously passing this resolution which calls out China for its repeated incursions in the WPS and incessant harassment of Filipino fishermen, patrol vessels, and resupply mission teams,” dagdag nito.
Aniya, ang kamakailang panibagong pangha-harass na kinasasangkutan ng China sa mga sasakyang-dagat ng Pilipinas ay nag-iiwan ng walang ibang paraan kundi ang gumawa ng naaangkop na aksyon sa paggigiit at pag-secure ng karapatan sa soberanya sa exclusive economic zone ng bansa.
“China should be made to stop its illegal activities. We have, countless times already, employed diplomatic modes in dealing with China insofar as exercising our sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over the WPS. We have always been guided by the rule of law in claiming our maritime entitlements,” giit ni Estrada.
“Sa hindi na mabilang na insidente sa WPS, hindi ni minsan tayo gumawa ng mga hakbang gaya ng mga pambu-bully nila sa atin. At minsan na rin nasabi ni Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, sa isang virtual forum ng Chinese embassy sa Manila noong January 17, na: “This is not a proper way for neighbors to treat each other”, sa pahayag pa ni Estrada.
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