‘PH on threshold of history’

THE Philippines will continue to pursue a principled and law-based approach to assert its rights over some areas in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said.

“We are at the threshold of history, taking a principled, consistent position on the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea issue, depending on what is legitimately and rightfully ours. The ultimate purpose of this case is our national interest. This is what we, as a nation, conveyed ...before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague,” Del Rosario said in a recent roundtable discussion on “Foreign Policy in an Evolving World Order” in Makati City.