MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City 2nd Dist. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is pushing for the declaration of July 12 of every year as “National West Philippine Sea Victory Day”.
Under House Resolution No. 1945, a copy of which was shared to the media on Monday, the declaration is in commemoration of the Philippines’ triumph before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) upholding the country’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea.
“This declaration will celebrate our government’s July 12, 2016 triumph before the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration, which upheld our country’s sovereign rights over the West Philip…
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