‘Wear it with pride’: Akbayan solons welcome placement on China ‘list’

MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Party lawmakers said on Tuesday they welcomed being placed on what they termed China’s “list of perceived enemies.” In a joint statement, Akbayan Reps. Chel Diokno, Percival Cendana, Dadah Kiram Ismula, alongside Dinagat Islands Rep. Kaka Bag-ao and Sen. Risa Hontiveros, said they would not bow to Chinese pressure in “defending