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The pre-colonial Ivatan society, defined by its fortified idjangs (mountain fortresses) and autonomous participation in the Maritime Jade Road, was a sovereign entity. To subsume their heritage under a Chinese claim based on ancient trade networks or proximity is an epistemic assault.
As the country cheered the UN tribunal ruling, progressive groups amplified their call for Filipinos to defend Philippine sovereignty, both against China and the US.
“The Aquino administration has to put into place and in motion a foreign policy independent from the saber-rattling provocations of other aggressor military powers, namely, the US and Japan.” – Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Emmi de Jesus
“Today, the Katipunan was founded, and that spirit is what we bring in our fight.”
“China's expansionist policy based on its nine-dash line theory is without legal, historical and moral basis.”
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