Itinanggi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na meron silang “gentlemen’s agreement” ni Xi Jinping, ang pinuno ng China, tungkol sa Ayungin Shoal. Pero inamin niya na nagkasundo sila sa “status quo” at hindi pwedeng magdala ng materyales ang Pilipinas para kumpunihin ang barkong Sierra Madre na nakasadsad sa Ayungin Shoal.
Ano ba talaga ang naging kasunduan sa Ayungin? Panoorin ang VERA Files video fact sheet na ito:
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DZAR 1026, Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, hinamon ang Marcos administration, April 12, 2024
RTVMalacanang, Media Interview 04/10/2024, April 10, 2024
ANC 24/7, Roque asked to explain alleged ‘status quo agreement’ between Duterte administration, China | ANC, March 27, 2024
DZAR 1026, LIVE: Problema N’yo, Itawag Kay Panelo | April 1, 2024, April 1, 2024
ANC 24/7, Headstart: Ex-SC Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Duterte-China ‘gentleman’s deal’, WPS dispute, April 3, 2024
Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Cebu, Remarks of the Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on April 18, 2024, April 18, 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Remarks on the Statement of the US State Department Concerning Ren’ai Jiao, Aug. 7, 2024
