As Beijing continues to cite Philippine officials who supposedly agreed or were privy to its secret deal with Manila on Ayungin Shoal, the Department of Foreign Affairs made it clear yesterday that no Cabinet-level official had approved any Chinese proposal.
This handout photo taken on March 23, 2024 and released by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on March 25, 2024 shows an aerial view of BRP Datu Pagbuaya as it sails from the Philippine-held Thitu Island sheltered port, in the Spratly Islands, in the disputed South China Sea.
The Chinese embassy in Manila claimed that a gentleman’s agreement on the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal was reached during the Duterte administration. Philippine Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad called the embassy’s “new model” pronouncement part of its “zombie stories, long dead but revived from the grave.”
“He filed for leave. No connection to the new model,” Padilla said. “Let’s leave it at that, he applied for personal reasons. Let’s respect his decision to file leave of absence. It’s an inherent right of every individual to go on leave, for whatever reasons,” she added. Meanwhile, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has urged the public and the media not to put political color in the WPS issue.
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