MANILA, Philippines — The return of Chinese maritime militia vessels in the West Philippine Sea should serve as a clarion call to rally all Filipinos around a common and firm stand against the incursions because a divided nation will only benefit China, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Thursday.
“To them (Chinese), so long as we are busy fighting among ourselves, they will do what they are now doing,” he said.
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday issued the latest of a series of diplomatic protests to Beijing against the swarm of Chinese vessels that started in March.
Lacson, chair of the Senate committee on national defense and security, was dismayed that the maritime di…
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