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Tolentino: No need to probe Duterte's 'gentleman's agreement' with China
Senator Francis Tolentino stated that there is insufficient basis to investigate former president Rodrigo Duterte's alleged verbal agreement with China regarding the West Philippine Sea.
Tolentino cited the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, emphasizing that agreements must be in writing to be legally binding and ratifiable.
Senator Risa Hontiveros had filed a resolution calling for a probe into the alleged 'gentleman's agreement', which she claimed could be treasonous.
The alleged agreement, according to former spokesperson Harry Roque, would have restricted the repair of the BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution calling for a Senate investigation into a supposed "gentleman's agreement" between former President Rodrigo Duterte and the Chinese government.
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Mandaluyong Rep. Neptali Gonzales II stated that the supposed "gentleman's agreement" between former President Rodrigo Duterte and China regarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is constitutionally void.
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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.
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte has denied the existence of a "gentleman's agreement" between the Philippines and China concerning the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during his administration.
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