Pinagtibay ng Kamara ang isang resolusyon na bumabatikos sa illegal activities ng China sa West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Sa ilalim ng House Resolution 1494, hinihikayat nito ang pamahalaan na igiit at protektahan ang sovereign rights ng bansa sa exclusive economic zone (EEZ) nito alinsunod na rin sa United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) at sa 2016 ruling ng Permanent Court of Arbitration.
Nakapaloob din sa resolusyon, hina-harass pa rin ng China ang mga barko ng Pilipinas sa teritoryo nito sa kabila ng pagkapanalo ng huli sa territorial claims nito sa WPS.
"The Philippines, being a firm believer and advocate of the Rule of Law, and despite the continued harassment of China, has resorted to diplomatic tools to address Chinese aggression, including the filing of over 400 diplomatic protests against the latter, the subject of which mostly include the illegal presence and illegal activities of Chinese fishing, maritime militia, law enforcement, and military vessels in the West Philippine Sea," ayon sa resolusyon.
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"The Philippines should continue to assert and fight for its rights in the West Philippine Sea and uphold and implement its hard-earned victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague, the Netherlands," bahagi pa ng formal statement ng mga kongresista.
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