PH, China reached 'understanding' in Ayungin row, embassy claims

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Apr 27, 2024 12:21 am

THE Philippines made two 'arrangements' with China last year toward a peaceful resolution to the dispute over the Ayungin Shoal, a ranking Chinese official told The Manila Times.

The official, who agreed to an exclusive interview with The Times as long as his identity is not revealed, described the arrangements as a 'new internal understanding' and a 'new model' that are completely different from the earlier 'gentlemen's agreement' between former president Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese authorities.

Philippine Navy ship LT 57, or BRP Sierra Madre, is anchored off Ayungin, or Second Thomas, Shoal in the South China Sea on March 30, 2014. AP FILE PHOTO

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