The chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation on Monday said the Philippines must "continue to push to complete" victory in the WPS. Lacson said the Philippines has yet to come up with a comprehensive pro-Filipino policy to complete the victory we achieved five years ago today. "Thus, let us see this day for what it truly is: commemorating a hard-won battle, but a win still incomplete. "No doubt, we are committed to a peaceful South China Sea, where nations follow the rule of law and are guided by the Award," the senator said. "But what we face now is the threat of a resurgent China pursuing its own 'China dream' under Xi Jinping - at the expense of our sovereign rights and patrimony in the South China Sea and other areas," Lacson said.

Source: Manila Times July 12, 2021 16:18 UTC