Let us be clear: the West Philippine Sea is ours — affirmed by the 2016 Arbitral Award under UNCLOS, final and binding. Our sovereignty was never a gift from Beijing to give or take away. It will never be ransomed for fuel, fertilizer, or “aid.” Assistance offered as leverage is not friendship — it is a leash. And the Filipino people do not wear one.
You may call our officials clowns. We will keep telling the truth. We will keep sailing our own waters. We will never be silenced!
