Panama's president reaffirms sovereignty over Panama canal after Trump threats | ABS-CBN News

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino reaffirmed the country's sovereignty over the Panama Canal on Sunday (December 22) after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to retake the canal. "Every square metre of the Panama Canal and its adjacent areas belong to Panama and will continue to belong to Panama," Mulino said in a recorded statement released on X, adding that Panama's sovereignty and independence are non-negotiable. He also defended the passage rates Panama charges, saying they were not set "on a whim". Trump threatened on Sunday to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage. Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Arizona, Trump also said he would not let the canal fall into the "wrong hands", warning of potential Chinese influence on the passage. (Production: Liamar Ramos) For more ABS-CBN News, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR Check out the latest news on upcoming Halalan 2022 here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmiGdpGgIvyNSlUsnCKyOzAM To watch the latest updates on COVID-19, click the link below: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUjPkc730KnTVICyQU6gBf Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch the full episodes of TV Patrol on iWantTFC: http://bit.ly/TVPatrol-iWantTFC Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews #ABS-CBNHighlights #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews