MANILA, Philippines — A resolution filed in the Senate seeks to immortalize July 12 as the National West Philippine Sea Victory Day commemorating the country’s 2016 victory in the arbitral court against China and in honor of the late former President Benigno Aquino III, whose administration pursued the case. Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday filed proposed Senate Resolution No. ADVERTISEMENTThe senator said her resolution sought to recognize the pivotal role played by Aquino in The Hague ruling issued on July 12, 2016. “[Aquino] is the father of our 2016 victory at The Hague,” Hontiveros said. “Because of our victory in The Hague, the international community stood firm in backing the Philippines against the excesses of China,” Hontiveros said in filing the measure.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 28, 2021 20:37 UTC