Marcos: No Compromise on Territorial Integrity

Marcos: No compromise on territorial integrity

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday reaffirmed the Philippines’ resolve to defend its territorial rights in the West Philippine Sea against China’s encroachment by legal means.”I reaffirmed that the Philippines will continue to remain firm, calm and resolute in defending our sovereignty, our sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea in accordance with, of course, international law,” Marcos said in an arrival s…

Marcos at ASEAN: Cooperation can’t exist with coercion

Meeting his fellow Southeast Asian leaders and China’s top official here yesterday, President Marcos reiterated his rejection of “unilateral” declarations of marine protection zones in areas within Philippine waters, as he underscored that “cooperation cannot exist alongside coercion.”