Malacanang urged China
Thursday to take responsibility and answer for the impact of its reclamation
activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea )
in line with its agreement with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) members to maintain the existing features of the sea.
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)
Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. stressed that the growing world public opinion
against China
Coloma said the Philippines ’
position on the South China Sea dispute has
gained support not just from neighboring countries but also from Group of 7
(G7) and the European community.
“Sa amin pong palagay, ito ay magandang pahiwatig hinggil sa
pagiging makatuwiran at makatarungan ng ating posisyon. At dahil po makatuwrian
at makatotohanan ay dapat na maging determinado tayo na patuloy pang itaguyod
ang posisyong ito,” he said in a Palace press briefing.
”Ang pinakamatingkad na reyalidad ay hindi na tayo nag-iisa,
at dahil hindi tayo nag-iisa, dumarami din ‘yung mga opsyon o kaparaanang
bumukas sa mga bansang naniniwala na dapat pairalin ‘yung rule of law, ‘yung
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” he added.
Coloma said China
should be responsible for that it declared under the “Declaration on the
Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea ”, an
agreement it signed with other ASEAN members in 2002 indicating the need to
maintain the existing features of the sea.
He noted that China
“Kaya kung sabihin man po nilang tapos na o ititigil na o
hindi na itutuloy, hindi pa rin mapapabulaanan niyan ‘yung nauna na nilang paglabag
doon sa deklarasyon noong 2002, at mahalaga pa ring ipunto dito na ang
hinahangad po natin ay ‘yung mapayapa, rules-based at diplomatikong solusyon,”
he added.
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