Duterte: China still 'a good friend' despite sea row

By Kristina Maralit

Dec 14, 2021 1:36 pm

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte insisted the Philippines is 'still good friends' with China despite the tension brought by a territorial tug-of-war in the South China (West Philippine) Sea.

This, according to the Chief Executive, is because of the Chinese government's assistance to the country's pandemic response, particularly its donations of anti-coronavirus vaccines.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members before his talk to the people at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on December 6, 2021. TOTO LOZANO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

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