President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says Duterte doesn't need to seek permission for the China trip and his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping was not a surprise for the current
But even if Duterte did not ask for permission from Marcos, he told reporters on the sidelines of an event in Manila on Tuesday, July 18, that his predecessor did not have to.No. Nag-permiso? Hindi naman kailangan. Alam ko naman na pupunta siya.
By “shadowing,” Marcos was referring to incidents of Chinese ships closely following – and challenging – Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea, a territory China claims as theirs.I welcome any new lines of communication. If that is President PRRD [Duterte], then good. It’s not important to me who, what. As long as they can talk to someone, maybe that will help. I am sure that he will have a report.
“I hope you will continue to play an important role in the friendly cooperation ,” Chinese state media quoted Xi as saying on Monday, July 17. As Marcos continues to strengthen his government’s ties with the United States, Duterte had recently warned against the Philippines of getting caught up in the conflict between the US and China, telling Filipino journalists it could become a “graveyard.” – Rappler.com
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