De Lima calls on Duterte to defend the rights of Filipinos 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Mario CasayuranDetained opposition Senator Leila de Lima urged Friday President Duterte to wake up to reality by defending the rights of Filipinos that are being violated by foreigners. De Lima said the ‘’hit-and-run’’ tactics of the Chinese vessel showed their bad faith as Chinese vessels continue to encroach into the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). ‘’President Duterte himself met this issue with his trademark deafening silence in the face of Chinese aggression and misconduct. A clear injustice has been done and the Chinese fishermen committed a crime against our countrymen.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 14, 2019 09:22 UTC