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MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed frustration over conflicting information regarding the “secret deal” struck between his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte and China on the West Philippine Sea years ago.
Beijing has been raising this gentleman’s agreement between the two countries, now that Manila has adopted a stronger stance on defending the Philippines’ sovereignty in its territorial waters.
Marcos said he has three questions, but the last two remain unanswered: is there really a secret agreement, what was the secret agreement about, and why was it kept a secret?
“These are very simple questions, but I’m finding a deal of difficulty finding the answers because I hear one thing, and another thing, and another thing. It’s all very…maraming palusot (T…