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Año: No ‘gentleman’s deal’ with China on WPS; PH to defend territory
Former presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo and National Security Adviser Eduardo Año denied any agreement between the Duterte administration and China concerning the BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal.
Año stated there is no documentary proof of such a "gentleman's agreement" and challenged China to present evidence.
This denial comes after former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque claimed a deal existed, which he said only allowed for the delivery of food and water to troops and aimed to prevent improvements to the vessel.
Año, who previously served as DILG chief and AFP chief during the Duterte administration, asserted that the Philippines will continue to fight for its rights and protect its territorial integrity and sovereignty in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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