China’s aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea is expected to highlight President Marcos’ discussions today with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Malacañang said.
Kishida’s official visit, which ends tomorrow, comes in the wake of incidents wherein China Coast Guard ships harassed Philippine Navy vessels on patrol near Panatag Shoal, and attempted to stop Philippine resupply missions for troops on BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
The Department of National Defense described the incident as “a serious escalation of the illegal activities conducted by the Chinese government in the West Philippine Sea,” noting that it happened within the Philippines’ 200-mile exclusive economic zone. The officials also talked about opportunities for combined maritime activities including multilateral joint naval exercises in Indo-Pacific waters.
“Our sense is, Japan is our best recourse, considering that JICA is already helping our Department of Transportation in modeling our 30-year railways master plan for Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and the Calabarzon,” he said. As originally designed, the MRP stretches for 1,544 kilometers covering the cities of General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Cotabato, Zamboanga, Butuan, Surigao and Malaybalay.
“This is the strongest indicator that the project will push through,” the Bicol Saro party-list representative said. The project would be linked to the North-South Commuter Railway System, originally envisioned to link the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga in the north, to Metro Manila and Laguna in the South.At 55th year, Uratex brings honor to Philippines with new Guinness World RecordExperience style with substance with new OPPO Find N3 Flip, now in Philippines!
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