House summons Gazmin, Roque over so-called Ayungin secret deal

The House of Representatives’ joint committee has invited former defense secretary Voltaire Gazmin and former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to appear in the next hearing to shed light on the so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“Our joint committee has issued an invitation, signed by the Chairman of the West Philippine Sea and us as acting Chairman. I am representing Cong. Oca Malapitan because he is still out of the country. An invitation has been issued in our next hearing for former presidential spokesperson, Atty. Roque, as well as the former secretary of defense,” Tupas disclosed.

During the second hearing of the joint panel last Tuesday, Duterte’s former executive secretary, lawyer Salvador Medialdea, revealed that the status quo at the Ayungin Shoal, where the dilapidated warship BRP Sierra Madre was grounded since 1999, was part of a 2013 commitment of Gazmin to Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing that only food and water will be delivered to the marines stationed at the vessel.

China, in early May, threatened to leak the audio recording and transcript of the conversation, which is claimed was proof that the Philippines agreed with China to the so called terms in order to bring down tensions in the WPS, particularly Ayungin Shoal. VADM Carlos also denied that he was part of making such agreements with China, affirming that he did not know the call was being recorded.

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