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Zubiri to world legislators: Stand with Philippines on sea dispute
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri urged the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to support the Philippines in upholding a rules-based international order in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Speaking at the IPU General Debate in Geneva, Zubiri highlighted the WPS as a potential regional flashpoint.
He stated that the Philippines consistently adheres to international rules, ensures freedom of navigation, and practices restraint when dealing with harassment and provocations.
Zubiri appealed to the global community of nations to stand with the Philippines in promoting freedom of navigation and adherence to international rules in the WPS.
His address came a day after the China Coast Guard blasted water cannons at a Philippine resupply boat en route to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
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Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri urged parliamentarians worldwide to become "facilitators of peace" during the International Parliamentarian Union (IPU) General Debate in Geneva.
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Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a resolution to condemn China's aggression and illegal activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
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India supports the Philippines in asserting its sovereignty and sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid disputes with China.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned Chinese Embassy officials, including Charge d'affaires Zhou Zhiyong, to protest aggressive actions by the China Coast Guard near Ayungin Shoal.
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The United States has condemned the actions of Chinese forces against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, calling them dangerous and a disregard for international law.
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