INQToday: PH to protest China鈥檚 latest aggression in Bajo de Masinloc
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
The Philippine government will file a diplomatic protest against China’s latest aggression in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in Bajo de Masinloc.
In an ambush interview on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo confirmed that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) intends to submit the protest.
A public policy center sounded the alarm over “increasing foreign military presence” in Philippine seas, prompting a call for a shift in the country’s foreign policy.
The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) expressed its concern in a statement following the surfacing of a Russian attack submarine in the West Philippine Sea and reports of a planned U.S. naval base in Misamis Oriental.
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Several members of the House of Representatives led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez have assured President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. of their support and resolve in defending the country against threats and the Chief Executive as a symbol of sovereignty.
Article continues after this advertisementIn the manifesto presented to Marcos during the fellowship meeting on Wednesday — copies of which were released on Thursday — Romualdez and other party-leaders in the House said they stand in solidarity with the President.
OVP: Imee Marcos helped Sara Duterte get nod to watch over staff at VMMC
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) revealed that Senator Imee Marcos helped to secure an order from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) that allowed Vice President Sara Duterte to stay with her chief of staff Zuleika Lopez during her hospital confinement.
The OVP made the pronouncement on Thursday in a letter of thanks to those who assisted Duterte and Lopez while the latter was confined at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC).
Escudero: Senate not yet preparing for VP Duterte impeachment trial
Senate President Francis Escudero on Thursday said there are currently no ongoing preparations in the Senate for the possible impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
At the Kapihan sa Senado forum, Escudero said he has no intention of instructing his fellow senators to prepare for such eventuality early, such as now.
