Baptism of fire: Tolentino defends Duterte-Xi verbal fishing deal, but admits he’s got no details

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:32:36 +0000

Francis Tolentino’s baptism of fire as a senator came in the form of a verbal tussle with his colleagues when he tried to defend President Rodrigo Duterte’s supposedly unwritten agreement with China letting Chinese fishermen inside Philippine waters, which Tolentino said was a valid exercise of the President’s powers to enter into executive agreements.

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Senate can’t review verbal agreement on Chinese fishing – Sotto

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 21:34:25 +0000

Senate can’t review verbal agreement on Chinese fishing – Sotto

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday shrugged off the suggestion of Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio

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