DND maintains: No internal agreement with China on Ayungin Shoal

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) asserted that it is “not aware of, nor is it a party to, any internal agreement with China on Ayungin Shoal” since President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. took office. In a statement on Saturday, the DND also noted that it has not been in contact with any Chinese government officials since last year. READ: Marcos ‘horrified’ by idea of ‘agreement’ between China, PH on WPS “The narrative that unnamed or unidentified Chinese officials are propagating is another crude attempt to advance a falsehood,” the statement read. “This is all a part […]…

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