Tolentino says China sanction an ‘honor’: I’ll continue defending Philippines' rights

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Former senator Francis Tolentino says it is ‘an honor’ to be sanctioned by China over what it calls his ‘egregious conduct on China-related issues.’  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/china-sanctions-francis-tolentino-july-1-2025/

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00:00Former Senator Francis Tolentino says it is an honor to be sanctioned by China over what it

00:07calls his egregious conduct on China-related issues. This after China's foreign ministry

00:12announced sanctions against the former senator, who failed to secure a new term. Tolentino was

00:16the chairman of the Senate's Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones.

00:21He shepherded the passage of the Philippine Maritime Zones and Archipelagic Sea Lanes Acts.

00:26These are laws that codify the 2016 Arbitral Award, which upheld the Philippine sovereign

00:30rights in parts of the South China Sea, which is locally called the West Philippine Sea.

00:35In a statement, Tolentino says the sanction is

00:37In April, Tolentino accused the Chinese embassy in the Philippines of tapping a marketing firm

00:47to propagate a pro-Beijing message.

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