Manila, June 27 -- Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday backed President Rodrigo Duterte's call for the United States and other Western countries to help the Philippines make a stand against China and claim its territories in the disputed South China Sea.
In a statement, Lacson said Duterte's call on western allies to help check on China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is "proper" given the prevailing circumstances, contrary to critics' claims that such move is a "sure formula" for war.
"Maintaining the balance of power in the WPS will prevent rather than ignite a war. Why? No two superpowers would go to war in this day and age of nuclear technology for the simple reason of its 'zero-sum' outcome," Lacson said.
Duterte challenged the Unit...