Discussions between the Philippines and China on a possible joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea will resume in May, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.
Discussions between the Philippines and China on a possible joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea will resume next month, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.
In a statement, the agency said representatives from both countries are set to meet for preparatory talks in Beijing “sometime in May.”Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo earlier said China proposed toThis plan was, however, questioned by some legislators with Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday calling on the DFA toHe also said that the Senate should be involved in the discussion between the two countries as this may be an extension of our foreign policy.
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