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LAOAG CITY, Philippines – The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, May 7, that no Cabinet-level official in the Marcos administration has agreed to “any Chinese proposal pertaining to the Ayungin Shoal.”

The statement comes a day after China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) repeated on Monday, May 6, a previous claim that had been debunked before: that Philippine defense and security officials supposedly “approved” a “new model” for rotation and resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

“The DFA wishes to emphasize that only the President of the Republic of the Philippines can approve or authorize agreements entered into by the Philippine Government on matters pertaining to the West Philippine Sea an…

Source:https://www.rappler.com/philippines/no-agreement-china-proposal-ayungin-shoal/