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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Department of Energy to allow oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Philippine government has also chosen a service contractor to do the oil and gas exploration, and eyeing another firm to do more exploration in the area. “Inaasahan na magtutuloy ngayon ang paghahanap ng langis at natural gas diyan sa West Philippine […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Ralph Recto has hailed the memorandum of agreement on oil development between the Philippines and China. In a statement, Recto noted that Chief Justice Antonio Carpio and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto del Rosario have said that our interests are “safe” and that “nothing is being given away” by the Philippines in the agreement. “This seal of a good agreement from two eminent experts bodes well for the eventual forging of a constitutionally-compliant venture […]
(Eagle News) — Opposition senator Risa Hontiveros said President Rodrigo Duterte failed to assert Philippine sovereignty and the Constitution when he signed a framework agreement with China on joint maritime oil and gas exploration. Hontiveros made the statement after she read what she said was a draft of the pact that was leaked to the media. “Dehadong-dehado ang Pilipinas sa ‘kasunduan,’” she said. For instance, based on the document she read, she said there was […]
