PH ends talks for joint oil search with China
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The negotiations for the planned joint oil exploration between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have been completely terminated upon instructions of President Duterte, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced on Thursday. “The President had spoken. I carried out his instructions to the letter: oil and gas discussions are terminated completely. Nothing is pending; everything is over,” Locsin said in his speech during the 124th founding anniversary celebration of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
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Santos, T. G. (2022, June 24). PH ends talks for joint oil search with China. Philippine Daily Inquirer, pp. A1, A5.
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