Diplomacy, more than gamesmanship, has made possible the government this week winning its demand that Canada get back tons of trash that it shipped to the Philippines six years ago.

Tact of a different kind it was, however, with the Duterte administration opting to observe international protocols, rather than pushing the garbage issue with Ottawa belligerently.

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