Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer Isko Moreno Domagoso said Chinese ships encroaching in the West Philippine Sea would be “turned into decoration under the sea” should he win the Halalan2022 presidential race.
Domagoso gave the statement a day after the Department of Foreign Affairs said Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked Philippine supply boats in the Ayungin Shoal.
"Parang aggressive tayo? We must because it is ours... Hindi ako makikipag gera pero hindi ako magpapa-bully," he said.Under a Domagoso administration, the Philippines "will continue to insist with the Hague ruling," the presidential aspirant said."In a civilized world, in a civilized time we must be guided by law and order and that includes our international partners and organizations," he said.
President Rodrigo Duterte did not enforce the ruling, saying in several speeches that the Philippine military was no match for China, the world's second largest economy and a military superpower in Asia.
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