NAGPAHAYAG ng pag-aalala at panawagan ng pag-iingat ang dalawang senador ng Pilipinas matapos ang inilunsad na air strikes at operasyon ng Estados Unidos sa Venezuela.

Sinabi ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na dapat unahin ang kapakanan at kaligtasan ng mga Pilipino. “Our first and foremost concern should be the well-being and safety of our kababayans who may be affected by the evolving situation in Venezuela,” aniya.

Dagdag pa niya, “prudence dictates that we allow tensions to subside and more facts to emerge before making definitive pronouncements.”

Ayon kay Estrada napaka aga pa upang magkaroon ng ganitong ka delikadong desisyon.

“It is premature to conclude whether international law has been violated. The United States government maintains that the incident was part of a law-enforcement operation.” ani

Binigyang-diin din niya na “restraint and careful assessment are essential to avoid speculation and unnecessary escalation.”

Sa hiwalay na pahayag, tinuligsa naman ni Senador Risa Hontiveros ang ginawang pag-atake ng U.S., na tinawag niyang “grave violation of international law.” Ayon sa kaniya, “I strongly condemn this act of aggression, the oil-backed interests behind it, and the new world order it portends.”

Aniya, “No country should unilaterally attack an independent state. No country should be allowed to ‘run’ a sovereign nation.” Dagdag pa niya, “This principle must hold true for the United States and for every nation that still values a rules-based international order.” ani Estrada.

Ipinahayag din ni Hontiveros na nakababahala ang mga pangyayari kamakaillan.

“Concerned about the far-reaching consequences of this action for the entire world, particularly for the Philippines, whose territories and resources are increasingly vulnerable to China’s expansive claims and ambitions.” ani Hontiveros.

Bunsod nito, hinimok niya ang mga lider na hinimok niya na dapat umanong magbalik sa pakikipag dayalogo Ang bawat isa.

“Resist a return to a world order ruled by brute force” at “collectively strive for peace and fair play.” giit ng senadora

Ayon sa mga ulat, kinumpirma ng U.S. Department of Defense ang operasyon sa Venezuela na tinawag nitong law-enforcement mission.

Iniulat din na nadakip si Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sa naturang operasyon.