ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS

IT is inconceivable that some people could go to the extent of slandering the Republic. They are now propagating this canard that the Philippines had somehow “bought” the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), which ruled in our favor. This view was triggered by a statement of former ambassador Rosario Manalo who echoed the argument of China that the arbitration was not warranted.

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