Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto said yesterday the Philippines-China oil and gas exploration deal is off to a good start. Recto anchored his positive outlook on this agreement on a joint statement of Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio and former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alberto del Rosario who said that the country’s interests are “safe” and that “nothing is being given away” by the Philippines in its oil exploration agreement with China. “This seal of a good agreement from two eminent experts bodes well for the eventual forging of a constitutionally-compliant venture that is economically beneficial to us,’’ he said.

Casayuran, M. B. (2018, November 25). PH-China oil, gas exploration deal off to good start - Recto. Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 8.