THE new get in touch with of former speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to withdraw its guidance for President Ferdinand “Bongbong Marcos Jr. is tantamount to an act of sedition or rise up.
This is in accordance to Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, who added that Alvarez is stoking the fires of divisiveness at a time when the country requires economic gains in buy to address the challenges of the country.
“The remarks of the previous speaker are uncalled for. That is tantamount to an act of sedition or rise up,” Pimentel mentioned.
Alvarez, a near ally of previous President Rodrigo Duterte, produced the remarks throughout a prayer rally of die-difficult supporters of the former Chief Government on Sunday.
He stated that the AFP should really withdraw assistance from President Marcos Jr. to prevent the escalation of the tension with China in the West Philippine Sea thanks to its illegal encroachment into Philippine territory and distinctive financial zone (EEZ).
“Now is not the time to be divisive when our state is trying to encourage our state to be an expenditure haven to foreign buyers. Instead, we need to all unite and give our aid to President Bongbong Marcos Jr. with his hard work for financial reforms,” Pimentel declared.
Previous President Duterte identified himself in scorching drinking water just after the discovery of a “gentleman’s agreement” he created throughout his time period with China for the Philippines to refrain from restoring the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal.
Many believed Duterte compromised the integrity of the Philippines’ assertion of its legal rights and sovereignty in the WPS.