CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — In a video released by his office on Wednesday, Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez called on an international alliance of legislators to pressure China into adhering to international maritime law, citing numerous instances of what he termed Beijing’s “illegal and coercive actions” against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea. Speaking at the opening plenary session of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) Brussels Summit 2025, Rodriguez specifically urged the group to push the People’s Republic of China to comply with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) […]... Keep on reading: WATCH: Rufus Rodriguez urges global action vs China’s maritime abuses