HINDI PWEDENG PALAMPASIN NA LANG ANG MGA KASUNDUANG PINASOK DAW NI DUTERTE SA CHINA
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China used water cannons that could kill, deadly, nakamamatay.
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China fired at vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard,
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and BIFAR, fully intending to target and disable their navigation and communications equipment.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs is also currently investigating videos
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showing how a China Coast Guard vessel targeted the Philippine flag
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hoisted on the PCG ship BRP Bagakay.
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Just last month, China's Coast Guard,
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again, through their potential,
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allegedly lethal water cannons,
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injured four of our Philippine Navy crew
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who were simply conducting their routine resupply missions
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to the BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal.
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Mr. President, dear colleagues,
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the series of attacks only shows that the Chinese government
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appears committed to achieving,
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through the unlawful use of force,
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what it cannot achieve by international law.
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They are ready to hurt our countrymen.
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They are ready to destroy our sovereignty.
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How many times have we expressed our anger
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at repeated abuses?
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To be honest, I can no longer understand
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the fact that the Philippines
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is still choosing to minimize the situation.
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The Philippines are still wandering around
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the Chinese border.
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And even more so,
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what I can't understand is
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why the people who are fighting against Beijing
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are not responding?
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Why is there no punishment for them?
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Why is this happening?
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Why is this happening?
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Recently, the Chinese Embassy in Manila alleged
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that under a Duterte administration
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gentleman's agreement,
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the Philippines agreed that our vessels and aircraft
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would refrain from coming closer than 12 nautical miles
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from Panatag or Scarborough Shoal,
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just over 120 nautical miles
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away from mainland Zambales
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and well within our exclusive economic zone.
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The Chinese Embassy also alleges
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that the Duterte administration likewise entered
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into another gentleman's agreement
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to not repair or build structures at Ayungin Shoal.
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If true, these were also agreements
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that were kept secret
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from the Filipino people.
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Mr. President, dear colleagues,
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that is why we signed
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Proposed Senate Resolution No. 984
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this unusual gentleman's agreement
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under the Duterte administration
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and the Chinese government.
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I have done so because these are serious,
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potentially divisive allegations.
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These are serious because
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the first gentleman's agreement
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effectively diminishes our sovereignty
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by conceding a no-go zone
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for Philippine ships and aircraft
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inside our own EEZ,
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as well as the unlawful occupation
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of Panatag Shoal 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
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the BRP Sierra Madre,
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it will fall to wind and wave
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and with it our control of weed bank,
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which may hold as much as 5.4 billion barrels of oil
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and 55.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
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Why is it important
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that the Senate exercises oversight
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over this gentleman's agreement?
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Even in the previous administration,
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because it will have implications moving forward.
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We will only pass the Maritime Zones Law,
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which delineates our maritime domains.
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Could a past president surrender our right
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to fortify installations within these domains?
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These are questions that the legislature needs
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to understand and wrestle with.
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It is important to remember
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that many of our leaders
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have put a lot of effort into this
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and put a lot of effort into this
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so that each generation of Filipinos
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will be able to benefit from it.
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Will we allow them to just take it?
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Will we allow them to leave the Philippines?
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this should not be discussed
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because this is just China's strategy
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to fight the Filipinos.
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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
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in Philippine waters.
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Sure, considering how two-faced Beijing can be,
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maybe we just want to attack China.
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Maybe this is just one of her plans.
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Perhaps this is all just smoke and mirrors.
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I would like to believe
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that a Philippine president,
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any Philippine president,
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would not be capable of selling our country out
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in such a manner.
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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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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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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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over the entire South China Sea.
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NSC Assistant Director Jonathan Malaya
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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
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that China wields
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to her advantage,
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it becomes even more crucial
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that we get to the truth.
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If something has been concealed
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from the Filipino people,
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let us bring it to light.
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If the Chinese government
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is lying through its teeth,
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let us expose those lies.
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the Chinese government claims
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the Philippines is being reckless,
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that it is our country
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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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In its desire to be perceived as a superpower
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and a regional hegemon,
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the Chinese government seems to have decided
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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
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using unlawful force
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to deliberately damage our ships.
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It is the Chinese government
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conducting dangerous maneuvers
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and ramming our vessels.
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It is the Chinese government
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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
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in the South China Sea.
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There are also reports of coral fragments
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being dumped in the sea
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between Pag-asa Island and Subi Reef
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with the apparent intent
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of creating an artificial low tide elevation.
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I wouldn't be surprised
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if that's the work of the Chinese government as well.
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It is Chinese research vessels
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sneaking into our waters
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with their automatic identification systems
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turned off like thieves in the night.
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It is Chinese vessels
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intruding into maritime exercises
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between our country's navy
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and those of our allies
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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
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and a reversal of
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the Chinese militarization
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of the entire South China Sea
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that is inflaming the arms race in the region,
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threatening security and peace
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on our side of the world.
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The South China Sea has to be demilitarized
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and all bases on artificial islands dismantled.
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There must be an end to all the duplicity,
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Who will start all the chaos?
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This is clear to us.
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This is clear to the whole world.
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But it doesn't mean that
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no one is responsible
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for any Filipino traitor.
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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 up to China
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if we ourselves cannot abide by basic virtues
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of integrity, honesty, and honor.
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which easily flexes our economic and military might
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to the fullest extent
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to pressure our neighbors
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to bend to her will,
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the Philippines does not.
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We are not doing this
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because we are not a dictatorship.
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We are not doing this
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because we are respecting the sovereignty
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of every country.
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We are not doing this
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because we are stuck
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in the diplomatic way
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of strengthening our rights
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I remember Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's
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infamous statement
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at the 2010 ASEAN Regional Forum.
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China is a big country
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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,
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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
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of the Chinese government
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in the West Philippine Sea.
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The oppression, harassment,
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and environmental destruction
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it has deliberately and violently employed
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as matters of policy.
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Let us get to the heart
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of what the Chinese government claims
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is a gentleman's agreement
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and get to the truth
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by exposing the lies.
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The truth is our weapon.
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The truth is our acceptance
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The truth is the winner
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Thank you, Mr. President.
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Thank you, Mr. President.
