Ex-DFA chief: Duterte 'shelved arbitral win' for Chinese investments


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President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping are seen waiving in this undated file photo AFP/Ted Aljibe Ex-DFA chief: Duterte 'shelved arbitral win' for Chinese investments (Philstar.com) - April 29, 2021 - 6:32pm MANILA, Philippines — Former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario on Thursday responded to President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that the previous administration lost the West Philippine Sea to China, saying it was the president who disregarded the arbitral win in 2016 in exchange for billions in investments. President Rodrigo Duterte, in a recorded message on Wednesday night, took jabs at Del Rosario and ex-Supreme Court Justice...