Philippines: We’ve never agreed to China’s Ayungin proposals

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Only the President can 'approve or authorize' agreements on the West Philippine Sea, says the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs

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The statement comes a day after China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs repeated on Monday, May 6, a previous claim that had been debunked before: that Philippine defense and security officials supposedly “approved” a “new model” for rotation and resupply missions to the“The DFA wishes to emphasize that only the President of the Republic of the Philippines can approve or authorize agreements entered into by the Philippine Government on matters pertaining to the West Philippine Sea and South China...

The China Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia routinely harass and block Philippine missions to Ayungin, even using water cannons in a bid to stop these missions. The core of Beijing’s newest claim on Ayungin Shoal is this: that the so-called “new model” was “approved by all key officials in the Philippine chain of command, including the Secretary of National Defense and the National Security Advisor.”

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