Even an inch of our territory ay hindi isu-surrender sa foreign powers (The President will continue his policy of defending what’s ours. Even an inch of the country’s territory will never be surrendered to foreign powers),” Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro told “Balitanghali” on Friday. Castro reiterated the President’s position after Sen. Rodante Marcoleta was quoted in a news report as saying that some of the KIG features are “way beyond” the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). They’re outside the coverage of EEZ,” Marcoleta said. Sen. Marcoleta claimed the KIG is outside the EEZ, and I cannot accept that because there were Filipinos living on Pagasa Island,” he said.

Source: Philippine Star February 07, 2026 16:33 UTC