[Judgment Call] Philippine seas and a healthy dose of transparency

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Extracting quick and timely on-the-record answers from most diplomats is an exercise in hope. Answers, should they come, are seldom quick and rarely timely. But you try anyway.

This week, I’ve been assigned the task of explaining how we wade through the murky waters of reporting on the– that it allegedly has an alleged recording of an alleged phone call between a “Chinese diplomat” and Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, commander of the Western Command in Palawan. In this alleged call, he allegedly confirmed the existence of a new agreement that basically acceded to China’s wishes in Ayungin Shoal.

On May 4, the embassy, again in a statement, said it had spoken to the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command . Who in Wescom? They did not say. It can be a dizzying thing to process, even as these statements and allegations don’t always come so swiftly. But here are some things I keep in mind:

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