{"id":151401,"date":"2018-02-06T03:56:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T08:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=151401"},"modified":"2018-02-06T03:56:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T08:56:17","slug":"lacson-on-dutertes-order-on-ph-rise-a-bit-late-but-it-is-a-good-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/06\/lacson-on-dutertes-order-on-ph-rise-a-bit-late-but-it-is-a-good-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacson on Duterte’s order on PH rise: ‘A bit late but it is a good move’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cIt may have come a bit late but it is a good move just the same,\u201d says Senator Panfilo Lacson. (Photo<\/a>: Senator Ping Lacson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt may have come a bit late but it is a good move just the same,\u201d Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday said in reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s order of halting all marine explorations on Philippine Rise.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever technical information so far gathered by any foreign entity that conducted research in Benham Rise should at the very least be shared to Ph government,\u201d Lacson said in a text message.<\/p>\n

Agriculture Secretary Manny Pi\u00f1ol announced on Facebook that Duterte made his declaration at the start of the 22nd Cabinet Meeting in Malaca\u00f1ang on February 5.<\/p>\n

[READ:\u00a0Duterte halts PH Rise foreign researchers<\/a>]<\/p>\n

According to Pi\u00f1ol, Duterte directed three departments namely the Philippine Navy (PN), Philippine Air Force (PAF), Department of National Defense (DND), and the DA.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Rody Duterte last night ordered the cessation of all marine explorations and studies by foreign scientists and directed the Philippine Navy to \u2018chase out\u2019 any vessel fishing or conducting [research],\u201d Pi\u00f1ol said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me be very clear about this: the Philippine Rise is ours and any insinuation that it is open to everybody should end with this declaration,\u201d he added, quoting Duterte.<\/p>\n

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) earlier granted the request of the Chinese Academy of Sciences\u2019 Institute of Oceanology to conduct research at the Benham Rise.<\/p>\n

Magdalo Partylist Representative Gary Alejano on January 23 revealed that the \u201cKe Xue Hao\u201d\u00a0Chinese vessel to be used for the marine scientific research in Benham Rise has entered the Philippine territory and was located northeast of Palanan, Isabela.<\/p>\n

\u201cChina\u2019s research vessel entered Philippine territory on January 22, two days early from the granted duration of the MSR, which starts on January 24 and ends on\u00a0February 25,\u201d Alejano said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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