Can anybody from the Senate media ask Sen. Padilla what is the basis of his statement that we lost Scarborough during PNoy admin? Because these are the facts: 1. There are no Chinese ships INSIDE Scarborough shoal. 2. There is no Chinese reclamation or base on Scarborough shoal. Simply put, there is no physical occupation by China on Scarborough. The media can verify and confirm these facts with the Ph Navy and PCG. 3. The Philippine Baselines Law, which I principally authored, is the official Ph claim for Scarborough Shoal and the KIG. Our claims were acknowledged as compliant when the baseline coordinates and regime of islands claims as stated in the said law were formally submitted to the UNCLOS secretariat in 2009. 4. The Arbitral Tribunal ruling in 2016 debunked the 9-dash line claim of Ch over Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys. Therefore, Ph has a much stronger legal claim over Scarborough than Ch. So, if there is no physical occupation by Ch and there are much stronger legal Ph claims, what is now the basis of this oft repeated lie that we lost Scarborough during PNoy admin? WALA! When I researched on this, the first person who said that we lost Scarborough without any factual and legal basis at all is Mr. Harry Roque (paulit-ulit ding sinabi ito ni Duterte during the 2016 campaign and thereafter). So, as then Chairman of the Committee on National Defense and Security, I conducted hearings in 2013 and 2015 where I asked the Ph Defense officials then if we indeed lose Scarborough and they categorically said: "NO, WE DID NOT LOSE SCARBOROUGH." I even invited Mr. Roque in the 2015 hearing so that he could hear it himself. (See video below) These are all in the Senate records. To the Ph media, next time a resource person says that we lost Scarborough during the PNoy admin, can you ask that person what is his basis for saying so? I assure you, hindi nya masasagot ito. Kasi nga walang basehan. You need to ask this because every time a Filipino resource person says this baseless statement, he is not only unwittingly weakening our position as regards Scarborough but also basically conceding our sovereignty to Ch. Such would be a very unpatriotic thing to do. Finally, to Senator Robin Padilla, my unsolicited advice sayo ay magresearch o magtanong sa iyong mga advisers o staff bago magsalita tungkol sa mga importanteng bagay. Bilang isang halal na Senador, ikaw ay kumakatawan di lang ng pula o green, kundi kasama na rin ang mga yellow, pink at ang mga hindi bumoto sayo. Senador ka naming lahat na Pilipino.
Sa mga hihirit uli tungkol sa backchannel talks, pakinggan ninyo si Enrile mismo sa videong ito.
Sa mga nagtatanong uli kung ano ang katotohanan sa backchannel talks sa Scarborough, ito po ang sagot:
@TrillanesSonny Your integrity is unquestionable, sir, while Enrile's smells of muck for a long time now. He is a bane to Phil society! Being over 100 yo, he should already rest and atone for his sins and his lies.
@TrillanesSonny Dami mong satsat wala ka namang nasagot puro kwento. Tatak mo talaga mag kwento nang mag kwento.
@TrillanesSonny Thank you for clarifying Sen. @TrillanesSonny, all this time, information that was lurking around the public is a big fat lie. It is really important to research and check both sides of the story.
@TrillanesSonny Naikompanya ko to at naipanalo, pero pag pasok ng d30 nawalan ako ng gana sa yellow dahil sa mga ibinatong isyu at sa pakikibagbardagulan mo sa kapawa senado. paumanhin sir @TrillanesSonny for not believing in you on your last term sa senate..i hope makabawi ulit.
@TrillanesSonny I can sense the truth in you,I believe you.
@TrillanesSonny Pls stay on the right path,keep fighting for the truth and justice.
@TrillanesSonny We need you in the Senate po… parang awa niyo na po
@TrillanesSonny sir kaikangan kanang ating bansa..sana makabalik kayo sa senado..god bless po