“It is highly possible that he will mention the West Philippine Sea and his stand,” Andanar said, using the local name for the waters within the Philippines’ 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. Real state of the nationSenators on Sunday urged Mr. Duterte to speak about the real state of the nation. “The day we stop [people] from buying [illegal drugs] is the day they (drug dealers) stop selling,” he added. Duterte should admit to the Filipino people that his war on drugs achieved nothing but spill the blood of his countrymen,” De Lima said in a statement. According to the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment, the Duterte administration has sold at least P773 billion worth of sovereign resources since coming to office.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 21, 2019 23:26 UTC