Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has expressed confidence that the Senate will unanimously support and adopt Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros’ resolution urging the Marcos administration to ask the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to call out China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea.
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has expressed confidence that the Senate will unanimously support and adopt Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros’ resolution urging the Marcos administration to ask the United Nations General Assembly to call out China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea.While he will seek his colleagues’ support, Zubiri noted that the Senate has a “united stand” against China’s intrusions in the country’s exclusive economic zone .
Apart from Zubiri, Senate National Defense Committee chairperson Jinggoy Estrada and Senator JV Ejercito have already expressed willingness to support Hontiveros’ resolution.
“I am pleased to hear the support of majority senators and am striving to get a consensus. This bipartisan effort only means one thing: our country is ready to stand as one against Chinese aggression and the senate, divided as we may be on other issues, stands ready to fight for our national sovereignty,” she said.
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