Scarborough Shoal of Sansha City, Hainan province, China

MARIT STINUS-CABUGON

LAST week, the Philippines and China formalized an agreement under which the latter gave the former a grant for the construction of two bridges in Metro Manila. This is the “first ever infrastructure partnership project under the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte” between the two countries, reported The Manila Times reported June 22, 2017.