PH-China oil exploration talks over

by Javier Joe Ismael - Agence France-Presse

Jun 25, 2022 12:15 am

FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Thursday the Philippines has ended negotiations with China for a joint oil exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Speaking during the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Foundation Day, Locsin said, 'The President had spoken. I carried out his instructions to the letter: oil and gas discussions are terminated completely. Nothing is pending; everything is over.'

FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. File Photo

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