Vice President Leni Robredo says it is unconstitutional to allow China to fish within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone. PHNews
'EXCLUSIVE.' Vice President Leni Robredo does not agree with President Rodrigo Duterte's view that he cannot stop the Chinese from fishing within the Philippines' EEZ. File photo by Charlie Villegas/OVP
between Duterte and China's President Xi Jinping to allow both Filipinos and Chinese to fish within the Philippines’ EEZ. “Iyon talaga sa term pa lang, kaya nga tinatawag na Exclusive Economic Zone kasi iyong ating Konstitusyon, iyong 1987 Constitution, very specific iyong probisyon ng batas na iyong Exclusive Economic Zone – for the exclusive use and enjoyment iyon ng Filipino citizens,”“Kaya kapag sinabi mong papayagan mong mangisda doon iyong hindi mga Pilipino, labag iyon sa Konstitusyon.
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