MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has earned support from some senators who, on Monday, called for an end to China’s continued invasion in the West Philippine Sea.
In separate statements, the legislators lauded Lorenzana’s demand for the Chinese to withdraw their ships from the Juan Felipe Reef.
According to Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, what Beijing has been doing in the disputed sea is “by all accounts…maritime bullying.”
The veteran lawmaker also said that aside from taking a strong position against the presence of the Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef, the Philippine government should “pursue, and strongly and actively call fo…
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