“Tayo po ay mananatili na poprotektahan at itataguyod ang ating national territory at ang ating sovereign rights,” Roque said. | KAguilarINQ
“Tayo po ay mananatili na poprotektahan at itataguyod ang ating national territory at ang ating sovereign rights,” he added.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin earlier said the two diplomatic protests concerned China’s alleged pointing of a radar gun at a, and the establishment of two administrative units covering Philippine territories as part of the disputed South China Sea. Roque also expressed hope that China will fulfil its promise to refrain from reclaiming more areas over the disputed waters.
“Wala po akong nakalap na balita na gumagawa po sila ng mga bagong istruktura. Pero inuulit ko po na ang pangako po ng China, na tayo naman po ay umaasa na tutuparin nila, walang bagong reclamation na gagawin dahil hindi po dapat mapalala pa yung problema pagdating ng reclamation,” Roque said. China claims the entire South China Sea is part of its territory, but the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled in 2016 that its nine-dash line and historic rights claims are invalid.
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