How a US diplomat fooled Aquino and del Rosario into losing Panatag Shoal

By Rigoberto D. Tiglao

Apr 26, 2023 12:10 am

Last of 2 parts

THE first part of how the country lost Panatag Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc, Scarborough Shoal, Huangyan to the Chinese ) in 2016 was the subject of my column last Monday, April 24. This second part narrates how a US State Department official fooled President Aquino 3rd and his foreign secretary, Albert del Rosario, into abandoning those rich fishing grounds.

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