FORMER Supreme Court justice Francis Jardeleza on Sunday said now would be the time for the Philippine government to file an environmental damage suit against China before the issue over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is overtaken by the 2025 midterm elections.
FORMER Supreme Court justice Francis Jardeleza on Sunday said now would be the time for the Philippine government to file an environmental damage suit against China before the issue over the West Philippine Sea is overtaken by the 2025 midterm elections.Speaking at the 111th Commencement Exercises of Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Jardeleza is optimistic that the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
He urged thousands of students and faculty members who attended the exercises to support calls to file an environmental damage suit against China for its continued aggression and provocations against Filipinos in the WPS.By filing an environmental damage suit against China, the Philippines could claim millions or billions of pesos to equip and fund the government to protect the West Philippine Sea, Jardeleza said.
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