Suporta ng G7 sa posisyon ng Pilipinas hinggil sa West Philippine Sea, ikinalugod ng ilang mga mambabatas

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00:00The Philippines received support from the G7 leaders regarding the issue up to the West Philippine Sea.

00:07A congressman called China an outcast because no one is favoring its aggression in our territory.

00:17Bella Lesmoras was at the center of the news.

00:20The camera's leader thanked the G7 for their continued support in the Philippines amid rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

00:32The G7 or Group of Seven leaders are made up of leaders from America, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

00:42Recently, they issued an order against China's illegal activities in the West Philippine Sea

00:48while giving support to the Philippines' opposition to the issue.

00:54According to House Speaker Martin Romualdez, this is a big deal for the country.

01:00Romualdez called on China to stop its aggressive actions in the so-called territory

01:06because in the end, they will be the only ones to be put in danger.

01:11For Second District Representative Rufus Rodriguez,

01:15it is only true that there is growing support from other countries that the Philippines is already winning this battle.

01:23He also called China an outcast because no one is favoring its actions.

01:32House Deputy Majority Leader Janet Garin also agreed to the statement of her fellow members of the House.

01:39The support of the G7 is a big thing because in our small country,

01:44we really need our big brothers to support and help us protect our territories.

01:50Unfortunately, of course, we don't really have a fight when there is a war or whatever.

01:57And I believe that our government is also not inclined towards that position.

02:03But the Speaker's request is that in the end, peace will prevail.

02:08Garin hopes that despite the issues in the West Philippine Sea,

02:11the trade relations between the Philippines and China will not be destroyed.

02:16It is not good to have a trade war because if there is a trade war,

02:21the Philippines will lose more than China because we also have exports to China

02:26and we also have things, we have a lot of raw materials.

02:30So let's push through with trade but let's not stop claiming what is really ours.

02:35Melalas Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.