VERA Files
Duterte’s most recent comment on the country’s maritime controversy with China came on April 19 — seven days after the misleading FB video was published.
There has been no statement from Washington or the Australian government about deploying warships into the disputed waters.
Minaliit ni Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ang insidente noong Peb. 17 kung saan nag umang ng radar gun ang isang Chinese warship sa isang Philippine navy ship na nasa loob karagatan ng Pilipinas, na sumasalungat sa naunang pahayag ng militar.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has downplayed the Feb. 17 incident in which a Chinese warship aimed a radar gun on a Philippine navy ship within Philippine waters, contradicting an earlier statement of the military.
The circulating story is over a year old.
Tatlong taon na ang nakalipas, inilabas ng Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ang makasaysayang desisyon nito na pumabor sa Pilipinas laban sa China tungkol sa pinagtatalunang teritoryo sa South China Sea.
Mali si Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III sa pahayag na “napakahirap” matukoy ang sovereign rights ng Pilipinas sa exclusive economic zone (EEZ) nito.
One thinks his political allegiances made Sen. Tolentino forget his public international law, which was his major as a graduate student at the University of London. Or perhaps, he simply forgot.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s explanation of the President’s declaration of his helplessness about the situation in the West Philippine Sea because China is “in possession” of disputed geographical features in the area has made the mess messier.
There are no reports from legitimate news organizations reflecting the Facebook page’s claim.