MANILA, Philippines — The Senate foreign relations committee on Thursday went into an executive session to discuss the new China coast guard law, which has earned concerns from Philippine lawmakers.
Prior to the executive session, the committee, chaired by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, tackled other foreign affairs matters.
At the latter part of Thursday’s hearing, Pimentel said the committee will go into an executive session to discuss “sensitive” matters.
Aside from Beijing’s coast guard law, the Senate panel will also tackle a Senate resolution filed by Senator Risa Hontiveros “urging the executive branch to exert legal and diplomatic pressure upon the Chinese g…
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