Pagsulong ng resolusyong hihikayat sa DFA na iakyat ang usapin sa West Philippine Sea sa UNGA, tinalakay sa Senado

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00:00 Senator Alan Peter Cayetano clarified that he is not defending China.

00:05 This is after questioning the resolution of the Senators to the West Philippine Sea.

00:10 Daniel Manalas Taza reports.

00:13 After a heated debate in the Senate,

00:19 the resolution to the Foreign Affairs Department

00:23 that the West Philippine Sea will talk about

00:26 in the United Nations General Assembly

00:28 on the left and right of China's "Cutting Edge"

00:31 especially to our fellow fishermen.

00:34 One of the defendants is the former Foreign Affairs Secretary

00:37 and now Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.

00:39 He is now facing a committee-level discussion.

00:43 I'm not defending China.

00:44 What did Einstein say?

00:46 Doing the same thing and expecting another result is stupidity.

00:52 So what I'm saying to our fellow Senators

00:57 is what is the right strategy?

01:00 Because during President Aquino's time,

01:03 that was the strategy.

01:05 We lost our territory,

01:08 China became more aggressive,

01:12 our economy was more affected.

01:15 Senator Amy Marcos advised

01:17 to be careful when talking about the West Philippine Sea.

01:20 It's time to bring this to the UN, she said.

01:23 Furthermore, I also worry that we may not generate the votes necessary.

01:30 It's a shame if we lose the General Assembly.

01:33 Are we sure we will win?

01:35 It's more shameful.

01:37 I'm already so angry, my head is already hot.

01:40 We are all high blooded with what happened to our fishermen,

01:44 to our Coast Guard, to the Philippine ships.

01:48 But let's hold our anger and think first.

01:53 Let's talk about it and find a solution.

01:56 Senator Bato de la Rosa believed in China's plan.

02:00 Juan Miguel Zubiri is confident that they can pass the resolution.

02:04 Although their view on the way to deal with the issue of the West Philippine Sea is different,

02:09 the Senators are united in condemning the bullying

02:14 that our countrymen are facing in the island.

02:18 Daniel Manalastas for the Morning Show of the Philippine Nation,

02:21 Rise and Shine, Philippines.