Marcos Questions 'Secret' Duterte Deal with China on Sea Dispute

(Bloomberg) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said a "gentleman's agreement” made by his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, with Beijing on the South China Sea dispute was deliberately hidden from the public. "They call it gentleman's agreement. I call it secret agreement,” Marcos told reporters in Washington D.C. on Friday as he wrapped up his visit for a trilateral meeting with President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The country needs to know what Duterte agreed to or as part of a compromise, Marcos said. The Philippines, under Marcos, has asserted its claims in the South China Sea, ramping…