On the initiative of Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, local government units facing the South China Sea will be tapped as areas pivotal to the whole-of-nation protection of our country’s sovereign rights in and around our own West Philippine Sea.
On the initiative of Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, local government units facing the South China Sea will be tapped as areas pivotal to the whole-of-nation protection of our country’s sovereign rights in and around our own West Philippine Sea . Abalos welcomed the statements of support signed by the respective local chief executives of the LGUs whose jurisdictions are the immediate surrounding areas at the WPS.
To Abalos, this demonstrated the Filipino people’s resolve on the WPS. “We have received manifestations and resolutions from the LGUs, expressing their support to protect the West Philippine Sea,” Abalos cited. The DILG secretary is one of the key members of the NSC, the highest policy-making body on national security matters that is chaired by the President.
By convening the NSC, PBBM would also have the opportunity to clarify in person with Mr. Duterte on the much ballyhooed “gentlemen’s agreement.” Beijing has been claiming about the so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” that ex-president Duterte entered into with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping.
PBBM has already declared he is “rescinding” that agreement, if there is any. The House of Representatives is set to conduct a public hearing on the Duterte-Xi secret deal. Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros had earlier filed a Senate resolution also calling for a legislative inquiry into it. But there are “strong reservations from some senators” to grill ex-president Duterte.Lopez Holdings Corp.
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