Kuala Lumpur: . According to Philippine-based ABS-CBN news, senator Francis Tolentino made the assertion during the Commission on Appointments committee hearing on DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo’s nomination. Tolentino said the implications of the arbitration award were clear in that the Philippines “owns” Sabah — where he noted that 750,000 Filipinos lived without health, social security benefits and were stateless.“The DFA should now seize the opportunity. Nanalo tayo eh .
While the Philippine government recognises the conflicting claims it has with Malaysia over Sabah, Manila remains firm in its authority over the territory based on an agreement with the Sulu Sultanate. The decades-long controversy reared its head this year when a European arbitration court awarded the alleged Sulu heirs US$14.
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