Palace dismisses VP’s, Morales’ apprehensions on joint exploration deal as ‘premature, baseless and unfair’ 3 SHARES Share it! “Sadly, disappointment comes to mind as expectations for their being trained in the law have not been reached. “The MOU does not create rights or obligations under international or domestic law which may delineate our territory or sovereign rights. Robredo earlier called on the government to be transparent about the deals signed with China, including the joint oil exploration pact, during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Manila last week. She also said the country must proceed with caution with such agreement with China to ensure no local territory will be sacrificed in the final pact.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 26, 2018 13:07 UTC