Lorenzana also assured the Vietnamese defense minister that the case would be “expediently resolved in a manner that is satisfactory to all parties,” said Andolong. Andolong said the amount of compensation was not mentioned by the President. “You know how diplomatic meetings go, he was thankful, [other details]were not elaborated since the issue was somehow sensitive,” Andolong said. “The context was that he (Ngo) was thankful that we are doing this. This was to ensure a “thorough and impartial inquiry” into allegations that the ship rammed the boat carrying seven Vietnamese fishermen, including the two fatalities.

Source: Manila Times October 26, 2017 06:22 UTC