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Ni ROMEO ALLAN BUTUYAN II
KINATIGAN ng dalawang kongresista ang gagawing imbestigasyon ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa sinasabing illegal wiretapping activities kaugnay sa di umano’y unverified recorded phone conversation sa pagitan ng isang Chinese diplomat at Philippine Navy official kung saan nabuo ang umano’y kasunduan para sa Ayungin Shoal.
“On an official stand, yes we support the move by the DFA. Definitely, they have to do this. If you’ve been following yung issue na ito, very unilateral yung declaration po ng ating Department of National Defense and the National Security Council, todo ang pag-deny to any gentleman’s agreement na sinasabi,” pahayag ni 1-RIDER Partylist Rep. Rodge Gutierrez ng hingan ng reaksyon sa naturang isyu.
“Nakikita po natin – ito, personal opinion — nagiging desperado na po ‘yong China. Kasi, what kind of a foreign state would try to intervene in our local politics by introducing fake or manipulated information?”
Sa panig ni Bukidnon Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores, tahasang pinaratangan “bully” ang China sa garapalan paglabag sa umiiral na batas.
“I support the investigation being conducted by the DFA, if they are gonna conduct one because it’s really just China being China, and it’s bullying us, they are not following our laws, our rules. So, sa akin they are just being themselves, being bullies as they are,” pahayag pa ni Flores.
Hindi rin pinalampas ng Mindanaoan lawmaker ang ilang personalidad sa pagpanig pa sa interes ng China, partikular sa usapin ng West Philippine Sea (WPS).
“It saddens me that some Filipinos, current and ex-officials of the government, are saying a different tune. We should be one in supporting our President, one in supporting our policies and one in protecting our sovereignty over these islands, over these areas,” giit ni Flores.
“So, if they are claiming that there is some form of an agreement, our actions speak differently, we’ve been continuously supplying our troops there, we’ve been continuously patrolling the area, we’ve been continuously conducting drills. So what agreement is there to talk about? There’s no such agreement,” dagdag pa niya.
Samantala, naniniwala si Gutierrez na hindi maaaring magkaroon ang China ng formal agreement pagdating sa pagsasagawa ng Pilipinas ng resupply missions para sa mga sundalong nasa Ayungin Shoal, kasabay ng giit na imbento lang ang alegasyon ng di pinangalanang Chinese embassy official.
“To the point that hindi po sila makaka-secure ng formal agreement, they will try to play public perception by using unauthorized, wiretapped conversations, if it’s even real, baka nga po AI ito, we’ve seen it happen,” ani Gutierrez.
“With that, we fully support the DFA in this investigation and I hope that they will take the appropriate actions regarding the Chinese narrative,” pahabol ng mambabatas.
