MANILA, Philippines — Several senators on Monday called on both the government and the Filipino people to assert the country’s ownership of the West Philippine Sea, affirmed by a landmark arbitral ruling handed down in favor of the Philippines five years ago.
“We should make use of our victory in the tribunal to undertake a determined, focused and unflinching defense of our maritime entitlements and jurisdiction. We should be relentless in pursuing the peaceful path to exercise our rights, with the support of the international community,” Senator Grace Poe said in a statement.
“Government leaders may come and go, but this would not alter the arbitral ruling, which i…
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