THE Philippines will not surrender a part of its territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to China despite that country’s might, President Benigno Aquino 3rd said on Thursday, adding that he as President was never intimidated by the mainland’s awesome powers.

“Hindi pwedeng ang ‘laki niya, hindi ko pwedeng patulan ‘to.’ Obligasyon ko po bilang Pangulo na ‘yung ating teritoryo, ‘yung ating dapat isalin sa susunod na salinlahi ay nandiyan at tangan natin at kailangan ipaglaban ang karapatan maski na dehadong-dehado tayo sa labanang ito [We shouldn’t cower just because it’s big. It is my obligation to see to it that our territory, that, which should be turned over to the next generation, is there and we will have to fight for our rights even if the enemy is powerful],” Aquino said during a meeting with Liberal Party candidates and supporters in Caloocan City (Metro Manila) on Wednesday night.

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