The camp of former president Joseph Estrada on Monday said he made no promise to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, contrary to a claim made by a former government official.
According to Chino Gaston's report on "24 Oras" on Monday, former Palace official Rigoberto Tiglao said that Estrada made the promise in 1999, the same year the rusting Navy shipIn his column in the Manila Times, Tiglao described the commitment as "solely verbal" that nevertheless "was mentioned in several documents" and "reflected in confidential official memoranda by DFA officials.
Estrada's son, Senator Jinggoy Estrada, said his father "cannot remember" the issue anymore, but that it would have been "illogical" for him to make the promise. The younger Estrada also said former senator Orly Mercado "confirmed that there was no agreement or promise to the Chinese government."
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