Eagle News — President Rodrigo Duterte is open to holding bilateral talks with China after the historic decision by an arbitral tribunal in The Hague that the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) belongs to the Philippines.
Budget secretary Benjamin Diokno said the issue was discussed during a cabinet meeting in Malacanang on Tuesday night after the Netherlands-based tribunal released its decision on the West Philippine Sea.
He noted that enforcing the decision will be the difficult part.
When asked about President Duterte’s reaction to West Philippine Sea ruling, the Budget chief said “let’s be magnanimous in victory.