11/02/2026
STATEMENT OF THE LIBERAL PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES
On the Chinese Embassy’s Remarks Following the Philippine Senate Resolution
11 February 2026
The Liberal Party of the Philippines condemns the Chinese Embassy’s remarks attacking the Philippine Senate and Filipino officials who speak in defense of our sovereign rights.
The Embassy dismisses the Senate Resolution as a “political stunt.” The Filipino people deserve honesty: the Senate acted because a line had been crossed. A foreign mission chose to publicly scold, pressure, and belittle Philippine institutions for asserting Philippine interests. That is precisely the kind of interference that democracies are duty-bound to confront.
The Embassy accuses Filipino legislators of twisting facts and misleading the public. The facts require no embellishment. They are written in repeated intrusions, maritime harassments, and aggressive assertions in the West Philippine Sea—actions that have been documented, protested, and challenged under international law, including the 2016 Arbitral Award.
The Embassy claims it seeks improved relations while branding legitimate criticism as “noise,” and while framing accountability as “hatred and confrontation.” Healthy relations between states are built on respect and restraint. They are strengthened by transparency, lawful conduct, and good faith; never by intimidation, ridicule, or warnings that ordinary people will “pay the price” for speaking up.
Most alarming is the Embassy’s declaration that it will “fight to the very end” against Philippine officials who defend the national interest. That language reveals a mindset that treats diplomacy as domination and disagreement as hostility.
The Liberal Party calls on the Department of Foreign Affairs to respond with firmness and clarity. The Philippines must protect the integrity of its institutions and uphold the right of its officials to speak freely on matters of national security and sovereignty.
Let this be understood, plainly and finally: the Philippines is a Republic, not a province of China. Our officials answer to the Filipino people—not to Beijing. Our nation will never seek permission to defend its own waters, its own rights, and its own dignity.
This is our message, and this is our posture:
Hindi pasisiil.
