Ex-presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Philippines entered into a 'gentleman’s agreement' with China which bars the country from repairing BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Philippines entered into a gentleman’s agreement with China which bars the country from sending repair materials to the BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal.In an interview with the Politiko news website, Roque said such a deal was made during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte and publicized by then Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano.“This is not a secret deal.
“We are not aware of any “gentleman’s agreement” between China and the Philippines referred to by former Secretary Harry Roque,” NTF WPS spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said in a statement.“The good former secretary should be one to explain to the public his statements since such an agreement, if it exists, infringes and violates our sovereignty as a nation,” he added.
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