Aquino: Ruling a victory for all

FORMER President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Wednesday hailed the international tribunal ruling favoring the Philippines’ claims to the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) as a “victory for all,” as his former Foreign Affairs chief said it was now time for the country to be “magnanimous.”

“Instead of viewing this decision as a victory of one party over another, the best way to look at this judgment is that it is a victory for all. I say this because the clarity rendered now establishes better conditions that enable countries to engage each other, bearing in mind their duties and rights within a context that espouses equality and amity,” Aquino said in a statement.