A senior official queried by PCIJ had this comment: “The question only is, who is the screwer, who is the screwed? This is confidence-building time.”“Basically, the president has decided that one item of dispute should not decide our relations (with China),” Dominguez said, referring to the territorial squabbles Manila has with Beijing. In 2012, because of supposed project revisions and delays, the Aquino administration canceled the supply contract for the Northrail project. Millions for nothingManila is still paying for the botched Northrail project, according to Dominguez. For the Northrail project, for instance, Beijing designated a single contractor, CNMEG.

Source: Philippine Star May 09, 2017 07:22 UTC