'Secret' deal compromised sovereignty

'Secret' deal compromised sovereignty – Marcos

By Catherine S. Valente

Apr 11, 2024 12:24 am

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he was 'horrified' by the supposed secret agreement between former president Rodrigo Duterte and China on the West Philippine Sea, saying such a deal compromised the 'territory, sovereignty and the sovereign rights of the Philippines.'

Speaking to reporters in San Juan City, the President denied the existence of a 'gentleman's agreement' reportedly struck under Duterte with Beijing to keep the status quo in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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