PRESUMPTIVE President Rodrigo Duterte could face an impeachment complaint in connection with his pronouncement that the Philippines already lost its claim to the contested Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th said on Monday.

Trillanes, who played as backchannel negotiator with China in 2012 in an effort to ease tension in the shoal in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), noted that Duterte has no basis in saying the Philippines lost its claim to Scarborough.

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