Philippines foreign
policy remains to be “friend to all, enemy to none”
Presidential
Spokesperson Harry Roque had to reiterate this after Department of Foreign
Affairs Secretary Delfin Lorenzana made the statement that the Philippines
would not be participating in any joint maritime exercises in the South China
Sea with other countries.
“Well, dati na pong polisiya ng
Presidente iyan. Sa kaniyang independienteng panlabas na relasyon, kaibigan
natin ang lahat, wala tayong kaaway (Well, that has always been the policy
of the President. His independent foreign policy is friend to all, enemy to
none),” Roque said.
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| an undated flag raising ceremony in Pag-Asa island, WPS (photo credit to owner) |
Roque said the directive is meant to
reduce tension in the disputed waters.
“Ang sabi lang ni Presidente, kung
ang ilang mga gawain ng mga superpowers ngayon ay magreresulta sa mas
matinding tension, iwas tayo sa mga ganiyang hakbang (The
President just said, if some actions done by superpowers will result in bigger
tension, let’s avoid taking those steps),” he said.
Lorenzana wa quoted when he emphasized the importance of
adopting a “prudent” and “careful” approach to confronting the sea row without
undermining national interest.
“President Duterte has a standing order to us, to me that we
should not involve ourselves in naval exercises in the South China Sea except
our national waters, the 12-mile distance from our shores. So really we cannot
do that, we cannot exercise with them in the South China Sea,” he said.
During the fifth
State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte he insisted that
asserting countries sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) would entail
going to war with China.
“China is claiming
it, we are claiming it. China has the arms, we do not have it so it’s simple as
that. They are in possession of the property… it’s akin to they are in
possession, so what can we do? We have to go to war, and I cannot afford it.
Maybe some other President can, but I cannot,” Duterte said.
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