MANILA, Philippines — While several senators agreed that the Philippines should maintain diplomacy with China in dealing with maritime issues, they said other options should not be disregarded in affirming the country’s claims in contested areas.
“Tama naman, we should have a friendly, negotiated, diplomatic approach. Pero iba naman yung usapan ng subservience at surrender,” Senator Francis Pangilinan said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel Tuesday.
“It’s one thing to be friendly and diplomatic, it’s another thing to be subservient and tikom ang bibig or nananahimik or magsusunod sunuran,” he added.
Pangilinan was asked about former Senate President Juan Ponce E…
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