Senate President Vicente C. Sotto said the United States sides with the Philippines in its tiff with China over the contested West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto on Friday, Nov, 19 said the United Status sides with the Philippines in its tiff with China over the contested West Philippine Sea .
Ned Price, US State Department spokesperson, stated that: ‘’The United States stands with our ally, the Philippines, in the face of this escalation that directly threatens regional peace and stability, escalates regional tensions, infringes upon freedom of navigation in the South China Sea as guaranteed under international law, and undermines the rules-based international order.
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