The second ‘fake news’ that Trillanes claimed was planted by del Rosario to demonize China during the Panatag Shoal stand-off.
During the executive cabinet meeting on 5 July, I was invited to present the bilateral/backchannel option while Sec . Del Rosario and USec Henry Bensurto** presented the multilateral/internationalize option. I clearly remember, USec Bensurto with a powerpoint presentation telling everybody in the meeting that the annexation of Scarborough Shoal by