THE new phone of former speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to withdraw its support 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 place demands financial gains in purchase to tackle the difficulties of the nation.
“The remarks of the previous speaker are uncalled for. That is tantamount to an act of sedition or revolt,” Pimentel claimed.
Alvarez, a near ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte, created the remarks through a prayer rally of die-challenging supporters of the previous Main Executive on Sunday.
He said that the AFP really should withdraw assistance from President Marcos Jr. to prevent the escalation of the rigidity with China in the West Philippine Sea thanks to its illegal encroachment into Philippine territory and exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
“Now is not the time to be divisive when our country is striving to encourage our nation to be an financial investment haven to overseas buyers. In its place, we ought to all unite and give our help to President Bongbong Marcos Jr. with his effort for economic reforms,” Pimentel declared.
Former President Duterte located himself in incredibly hot drinking water just after the discovery of a “gentleman’s agreement” he designed all through his phrase with China for the Philippines to refrain from repairing the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal.
A lot of thought Duterte compromised the integrity of the Philippines’ assertion of its rights and sovereignty in the WPS.