SEN. Miriam Defensor-Santiago will take a more proactive approach in resolving a territorial dispute in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) if she is elected President.

Santiago issued the statement on Thursday amid renewed Chinese aggression involving reported stationing of up to five ships on contested Quirino Island, barring access to Filipino fishermen.

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