The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) should have the power to tell China to behave, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said Tuesday.
prodding the Philippine government to urge the UNGA to call out China’s aggression against Filipino fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea .
She reiterated that a UNGA resolution had the potential to shape international norms, influence national policies, and provide guidance for the work of other UN organs, specialized agencies, and regional organizations. “I would support that because in recent months, the Chinese Coast Guard, in particular, has been very hostile na… to our fishermen, to the Philippine Coast Guard and even to our Navy men… It has become a very regular occurrence already,” Ejercito told reporters.
For Ejercito, the Philippine government must exhaust all diplomatic means including the proposal to elevate this matter before the UN.
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