Senators on Tuesday called on the Aquino administration to protest the mistreatment of Filipinos in Malaysia and demand the provision of humanitarian aid for the victims.
China’s increasingly aggressive tactics in asserting its claim to nearly the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) have turned off Filipino senators, who have decided not to make Chinese New Year a nonworking holiday in the Philippines.
Sen. Joker Arroyo on Sunday urged the Aquino administration to mobilize support of its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) allies against Chinese intrusion, saying US silence on the Scarborough Shoal standoff indicated lack of interest in the Philippine problem.
Two senators on Thursday welcomed the appointment of incoming Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez.
