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SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told the Australian parliament on Thursday he would not allow any foreign power to take "one square inch" of the country's territory and that Manila was firm in defending its sovereignty.
Supporters of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and current leader Ferdinand Marcos Jnr have turned on each other on social media, amid a dramatic fallout between the two, with the online clash turning ugly after supporters from both sides played a significant role in both leaders’ rise to power.
“I will not allow any attempt by any foreign power to take even one square inch of our sovereign territory,” Marcos said in the address.
Calling Singapore’s move “not what good neighbours do”, Joey Salceda, who serves on the Philippine House of Representatives, asked the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs to seek an explanation on the deal from the Singaporean embassy.
History is repeating in Southeast Asia. Filipinos and now Indonesians have elected leaders with links to their countries dark pasts, raising questions about whether strongman politics is back in the region and whether it is here to stay. Its return could risk hard-won progress on democracy and human rights.
The BFAR vessel, which the PCG said was shadowed and blocked by Chinese coastguard ships, also distributed fuel to Filipino fishermen in the area.
BEIJING -- The China Coast Guard is expanding its presence in the East and South China seas as well as in waters near Taiwan, deploying larger and more sophisticated vessels as it essentially acts as an extension of the Chinese navy.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, Padilla told her 4 million followers on Wednesday last week that she never misses “a drip because it really helps in soooo many ways”.