Scarborough Shoal, hindi hahayaan ni Pangulong Duterte na makamkam ng China

By Chona Yu September 26, 2019 - 07:03 PM

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Hindi papayagan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na tuluyang makamkam ng China ang Scarborough Shoal.

Tugon ito ng Palasyo ng Malakanyang sa pahayag ni Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio na aangkinin ng China ang Scarborugh Shoal bago matapos ang termino ni Pangulong Duterte sa taong 2022.

Ayon kay Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo, kailanman ay hindi hahayaan ni Pangulong Duterte na salakayin ang soberenya ng Pilipinas.

Final at binding at hindi na maaring iapela ang desisyon ng Permanent Court of Arbitration na hindi kinikilala ang nine dash claim ng China sa South China Sea.

“Can you read the mind of the Chinese government? We don’t know, hindi natin alam kung—but definitely gaya ng sinasabi in Presidente, I will not allow during my incumbency any assault on our sovereignty. That arbitral ruling is final, binding and not subject to appeal. Iyon ang sabi niya eh,” pahayag ni Panelo.

Ang problema kay Carpio, ayon kay Panelo, ay puro espekulasyon ang nasa utak ng mahistrado.

Anumang aktibidad aniya ng China sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas ay hindi katanggap-tanggap sa pamahalaan at maaring maghain ng diplomatic protest.

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