Vice President and presidential candidate lenirobredo said Tuesday the government should provide bigger vessels, among other livelihood support, to Filipino fisherfolk to counter Chinese 'aggression' in the West Philippine Sea.
SAN NARCISO, Zambales — Vice President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo said Tuesday the government should provide bigger vessels, among other livelihood support, to Filipino fisherfolk to counter Chinese "aggression" in the West Philippine Sea.
"Iyong mga fishermen, dapat may sapat na gamit para makapunta sa malayo. [Sa ngayon] kakaunti lang sila [na nakakapunta] kaya pag pinaligiran sila ng Chinese vessels, wala na silang magawa," Robredo said. In July 2016, the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration released its decision junking China’s nine-dash line claim of the entire South China Sea.
"Sana po matigil na ito. Apektado na po ang mga magsasaka dahil sa pagwasak ng mga watershed na pinagkukunan namin ng patubig," Mendoza said.