'Gentleman's agreement' ni Duterte sa China, gustong paimbestigahan ni Hontiveros
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to achieving the goals of the Bajaj.
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to achieving the goals of the Bajaj.
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to achieving the goals of the Bajaj.
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to achieving the goals of the Bajaj.
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to achieving the goals of the Bajaj.
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to achieving, through the unlawful use of force, what it cannot achieve by international law.
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Handa nilang saktan ang ating kababayan.
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Handa nilang bastusin ang ating soberanya.
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Ilang beses na po natin na ipahayag ang ating galit sa paulit-ulit na pangaabuso.
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Sa totoo lang, hindi ko na maintindihan ang mga Pilipinong.
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Sa totoo lang, hindi ko na maintindihan ang mga Pilipinong.
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Pinipili pa rin maliitin ang sitwasyon.
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Mga Pilipinong nagbubulag-bulagan sa lantarang pang-aalipusta ng China.
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At higit pa dito, ang mas lalong hindi ko maintindihan,
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yung mga nakikipagkasundo sa Beijing, bakit di nananagot?
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Bakit walang parusa para sa kanila?
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Pati ba yan, babaliwalain?
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Pati ba yan, babaliwalain?
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At hindi ba yan, babaliwalain?
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Kaya po natin inihain ang Proposed Senate Resolution No. 984
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para imbestigahan itong diumanong Gentleman's Agreement
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sa pagitan ng Administrasyong Duterte at ng Gobyerno ng China.
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I have done so because these are serious, potentially divisive allegations.
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These are serious because the first Gentleman's Agreement
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effectively diminishes our sovereignty
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by conceding a no-go zone for Philippine ships and aircraft
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inside our own EEZ,
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as well as the unlawful occupation of Panatag Sol by a foreign power.
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The second risks our tenuous toehold in Ayungin.
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If we do not repair and reinforce the BRP Sierra Madre,
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it will fall to wind and wave, and with it, our control of reed bank,
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which may hold as much as 5.4 billion barrels of oil and 55.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
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Why is it important that the Senate exercises oversight over this Gentleman's Agreement kahit na sa nakaraang administrasyon pa ito?
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Because it will have implications moving forward.
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Kakapasa lang natin ng Maritime Zones Law, which delineates our maritime domains.
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Could a past president surrender our right to fortify installations within these domains?
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These are questions that the legislature needs to understand and wrestle with.
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Nakasalalay po dito.
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Ang napakaraming likasyamang iningatan at inalagaan ng ating mga ninuno
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para ipamana sa bawat henerasyon ng Pilipino.
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Papayagan ba natin na kunin lang ito?
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Papayagan ba natin na walang matira sa Pilipinas?
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Sabi ng iba, dapat hindi na ito pinag-uusapan dahil strategiya lang ito ng China.
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Para mag-away-away tayong mga Pilipino.
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Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. stated that
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we might be falling into a trap set by China
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to divert attention from her unlawful activities in Philippine waters.
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Sure, considering how two-faced Beijing can be,
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baka nga gusto lang tayong watak-watakin ng China.
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Baka nga isa lang ito sa mga planet.
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Perhaps this is all just smoke and mirrors.
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And indeed, I would like to believe that a Philippine president,
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any Philippine president,
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would not be capable of selling our country out in such a manner.
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However, we have heard conflicting reports
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as to whether an agreement was reached.
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Iba-iba ang mga sinasabi.
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Hindi na natin alam kung ano ang totoo.
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Last Saturday, the Chinese Embassy also released another statement
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claiming that China has reached another agreement
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with no less than Philippine government agencies,
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namely the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
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the Department of National Defense,
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and the National Security Council
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on a supposed new model of engagement
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with the entire South China Sea.
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NSC Assistant Director Jonathan Malaya has quashed this statement,
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stressing that this is yet another invention
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of the People's Republic of China.
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In this information warfare that China wields to her advantage,
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it becomes even more crucial that we get to the truth.
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If something has been concealed from the Filipino people,
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let us bring it to light.
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If the Chinese government is lying through its teeth,
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let us expose those lies.
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Mr. President, dear colleagues,
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the Chinese government claims the Philippines is being reckless,
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that it is our country that is inflaming the situation.
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If I may be blunt,
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those are nothing but lies and deception.
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the Chinese government seems to have decided to walk a path of escalation and provocation,
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a strategy anchored on force and coercion.
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It is the Chinese government using unlawful force
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to deliberately damage our ships.
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It is the Chinese government conducting dangerous maneuvers
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and ramming our vessels.
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It is the Chinese government destroying fragile coral reef ecosystems
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through the actions of its maritime militia
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and the construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea.
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There are also reports of coral fragments being dumped in the sea
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between Pag-asa Island and Subi Reef
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with the apparent intent of destroying the coral reef.
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It is the Chinese government destroying fragile coral reef ecosystems
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or creating an artificial low-tide elevation.
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I wouldn't be surprised if that's the work of the Chinese government as well.
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It is Chinese research vessels sneaking into our waters
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with their automatic identification systems turned off like thieves in the night.
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It is Chinese vessels intruding into maritime exercises
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between our country's navy
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between our country's navy
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and those of our allies in violation of a clear notice to mariners or NOTAM.
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There must be an end to all of this.
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There must be an end to and a reversal of the Chinese militarization of the entire South China Sea
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that is inflaming the arms race in the region, threatening security and peace on our side of the world.
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The South China Sea has to be demilitarized and all bases on artificial islands dismantled.
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There must be an end to all the duplicity, the hypocrisy, the treachery.
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Sina ang nag-uumpisa ng lahat ng gulo, maliwanag na ito sa atin.
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Maliwanag na ito sa buong mundo.
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Pero hindi ibig sabihin,
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nawala ng pananagutan ang sino mang traidor na Pilipino.
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Yes, when it comes to the West Philippine Sea,
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when it comes to matters of national sovereignty,
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we must unite as one people.
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However, Mr. President, dear colleagues,
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we cannot have genuine unity without accountability.
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Our country would not be able to truly stand,
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stand up to China if we ourselves cannot abide by basic virtues
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of integrity, honesty, and honor.
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Unlike China, which easily flexes our economic and military might
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to the fullest extent to pressure our neighbors to bend to her will,
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the Philippines does not.
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Hindi natin ginagawa dahil hindi tayo diktadura.
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Hindi natin ginagawa dahil nirerespeto natin ang soberanya ng bawat bansa.
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Hindi natin ginagawa dahil nananalig tayo sa diplomatikong paraan
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ng pag-iit ng ating karapatan sa ating karagatan.
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I remember Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's infamous statement
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at the 2010 ASEAN Regional Forum.
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China is a big country, and other countries are small countries,
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and that's just a fact.
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That's a fact, Mr. President.
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We are a small country.
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We cannot match her ship for ship, plane for plane, dollar for dollar,
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nor do we want to.
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Our best weapon is the truth.
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Shining a light on the coercive tactics of the Chinese government
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in the West Philippine Sea.
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The oppression, harassment, and environmental destruction
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it has deliberately and violently employed as matters of policy.
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Let us get to the heart of what the Chinese government claims
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is a gentleman's agreement,
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and get to the truth by exposing the lies.
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Ang ating sandata.
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Ang ating panangga sa kasinungalingan.
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Ang magpapanalo ng ating laban.
