'Korek ka dyan': Acidre concurs with Tolentino's 'badge of honor' clapback vs China

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Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre agrees with former senator Francis Tol Tolentino that China's rebuke of the latter via travel sanction is actually a badge of honor.  Acidre, an assistant majority leader in the previous 19th Congress, gave this reaction Wednesday, July 2 to news that Tolentino had been barred from travelling to China, Macao, and Hong Kong. (Video courtesy of House of Representatives)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/07/02/korek-ka-dyan-acidre-concurs-with-tolentinos-badge-of-honor-clapback-vs-china  Join this channel to get access to perks:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:00Recently, there was a sanction on China against former Sen. Francis Tolentino

00:08because it was against China.

00:12I hope I had a reaction to this.

00:16Recently, there was a statement on the incoming Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Terry Redon

00:23that said that if they were going to China, they should go to the Philippines.

00:26They should go to the sanctions on the Chinese officials that there was a disinformation on the Philippines.

00:34Personally, I'm inclined to agree with Congressman Redon that we should not only show us the speech,

00:41but also the actions of our actions on the West Philippians Sea.

00:49Especially in this situation where we have a former former Sen. who is really angry at his support in our country.

01:00So, you know, when you talk about the West Philippians Sea, for me, it's a question of sovereignty.

01:06And sovereignty, there are no gray areas there.

01:09It's either you stand with the country or not.

01:12You always ask if you're a country or are we going to be a country or not.

01:15You can't be able to be able to be here.

01:16So, if that's right, I think, Senator Tolentino, if this is the consequence of his opinions,

01:30he'll consider it a badge of honor.

01:32And I think, I would agree with him.

01:35It would be a badge of honor for anybody to have to face the consequences,

01:40no matter how dire it may be, for standing up for our country's sovereignty.

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