Ginsuportahan sang napulo ka mga senador ang gin-author nga resolusyon ni Minority Leader Frank Drilon nga nagakondenar sa mga ginapahayag iligal nga aktibidad sang China sa sulod sang teritoryo sang Pilipinas.
Nakasaad sa Resolution 708 nga ang pagpabilin sang Chinese vessels sa West Philippine Sea nga maathag naman nga nadala pa sa teritoryo sang Pilipinas , amo nga paglapas sa United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea kag sa desisyon sang Permanent Court of Arbitration sadtong 2016.
Ginasuportahan sang resolusyon ang posisyon nanday Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr., kag Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana.
“China should not be allowed to rewrite or nullify the UNCLOS, which was painstakingly negotiated and ratified by various States, as such blatant disregard of established international law not only has serious ramifications on a rules-based international order but likewise deprives Philippine fishermen of livelihood, prevents the Philippines from fully taking advantage of the resources within its exclusive economic zone, causes irreparable damage to the marine environment due to pollution and destruction of coral reefs, and serves to militarize the South China Sea,” base sa nakasaad sa resolusyon.
Nangin co-authors diri amo sanday Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, Sens. Nancy Binay, Leila De Lima, Richard Gordon, Risa Hontiveros, Lito Lapid, Francis Pangilinan, Grace Poe, Joel Villanueva, kag Bong Revilla.
