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MANILA, Philippines – The issue of escalating tensions between Manila and Beijing in the West Philippine Sea was put into the spotlight during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s meeting with a US congressional delegation in Malacañang on Tuesday, March 26.
A press release from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the American lawmakers expressed support for the Philippine government in its push to assert its sovereignty in the maritime region.
“We share your concern about China’s aggression with regard to many of the issues around the Philippines. We stand with you and we want to continue to stand by you, and with you, and to push that aggression back appropriately,” Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, told Marcos during the courtesy call.
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