'When will we stop giving our northern neighbor primacy over our own people?' says former Philippine foreign secretary Albert del Rosario.
EX-TOP DIPLOMAT. Former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, and is welcomed by former ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, after he was denied entry in Hong Kong on June 21, 2019. Photo by Inoue Jaena/Rappler
"When will we stop giving our northern neighbor primacy over our own people?" Del Rosario said in a statement Wednesday. Malacañang, interpreting President Rodrigo Duterte, earlier said the Philippines"will allow" China to fish in the West Philippine Sea"because we're friends."Is this to be viewed as a successful Chinese invasion without a shot being fired?Is this not a clear violation of our Constitution that mandates our President and our military to defend what is ours?
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