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Lawmakers denounce water cannon attack on Pinoy fishermen
The Freeman
|December 15, 2025
Some lawmakers have condemned the water cannon attack on Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea on Friday, December 12.
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Screen grab from a handout video of the Philippine Coast Guard shows a China Coast Guard vessel aiming a water cannon at a Philippine fishing boat near Escoda (Sabina) Shoal. Below, PCG personnel attend to fishermen who sustained bruises and open wounds after the incident.
(AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE)
In separate statements on Sunday, December 14, Sen. Risa Hontiveros and Rep. Leila De Lima (Mamamayang Liberal) denounced the Chinese Coast Guard's water cannon attack, which injured three Filipino fishermen.
Hontiveros stated that China seems focused on achieving its goals, potentially at the expense of both the nation's territories and its people.
She urged the government to fast-track defense treaty negotiations with allied countries in response to what she called escalating violence.
This story is from the December 15, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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